Leviticus 19:34 -- mic drop

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King James Bible

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

[Lucinda]

1. You would think GOPers who profess to be Christian

would act like it.

[elleng]

4. I LONG AGO lost any THOUGHT that GOPers who profess to be Christian

would act like it.

[Docreed2003]

2. Just shared on FB...thanks

[elleng]

3. Ditto

[a kennedy]

5. Is this fighting fire with fire???

Scripture???? On DU??? Really.......don't care if it's within the realm of what's going on. Like the Christians are OK??? they think they are......and all who believe in some sort of a higher power are OK to honor and devote themselves to that power. When did this become a topic of conversation on DU? Just asking.

[Hekate]

9. What is your problem? America's early Socialists and Progressives were often motivated by...

...the Scriptures, whether they were Christian or Jewish. They didn't go about preaching and acting holier than thou, they just went about the business of trying to make the world a better and more just place.

The US has the misfortune in its recent history to be infested by Talibornagains, Fundagelicals, and Theocrats. However loud they are today, they are all too often abysmally ignorant of both the contents of the Bible and American history.

Sadly, the same can be said for some of our more reactionary members here. The Bible can be used for good or ill, and being an atheist versus being a religious person is not by itself an indication of being a higher order of being.

I personally have zero problem quoting Scripture at bigoted people who claim to be righteous Christians. It's a good reminder to us all.

[pnwmom]

10. Pope Francis is a Christian and he has been calling out strongly

on our moral obligation to take in refugees.

[Duppers]

11. This was posted to stick the dogma they follow

In their hypocritical faces.

It is connected - in view of their xenophobia and hatred. And is a smack at their support for Pres. Gannon's orders.

[Motown_Johnny]

12. It is exposing their hypocrisy.

Nobody here should have a problem with that.

[Duppers]

16. I'm surprised and disappointed

That it needs to be explained here.

[NCTraveler]

13. DU has never been against highlighting religious hypocrisy.

It's actually not even that uncommon.

[uponit7771]

18. +1

[Initech]

6. Did Jules Winnfield write that verse?

[orleans]

8. no. i believe mark twain wrote it

[MFM008]

7. republicans

that don't stand up against maggots crap
will have some explaining to do.

[Motown_Johnny]

14. I'm a Matthew 25:40 guy myself.

King James Bible

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

[Duppers]

17. Another good one.

[uponit7771]

19. +1

[oberliner]

15. I normally don't recommend using Leviticus quotes

But there is also this one:

20:10

"If a man commits adultery with another man's wife – with the wife of his neighbor – both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death."