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Hotler

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47. Bite this Jerry......

Tue Jan 1, 2019, 08:38 PM

Jan 2019

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercise's in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." J. K. Galbraith

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Jerry Falwell, Jr.: "A poor person never gave anyone a job. A poor person never gave anybody charity [View all] tenderfoot Jan 2019 OP

Scandalous! applegrove Jan 2019 #1

Franklin reads his version of the Bible, where Jesus is a wealthy philanthropist. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #30

Falwell and Graham started getting big when the civil rights movement Kingofalldems Jan 2019 #2

Yep, it's about Racism and control. bitterross Jan 2019 #40

Yup. Abortion is what they claim is their end-all be-all issue, but that's BS. John Fante Jan 2019 #50

What did he give the pool boy? RandySF Jan 2019 #3

lol and why? grantcart Jan 2019 #13

Yes, do tell, Jr!! - How poor was your pool boy, and how much of that 1.3 million went into your Leghorn21 Jan 2019 #28

Some Vitamin D TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #31

He needs to re-read the bit in the Gospels Retrograde Jan 2019 #4

+1 eShirl Jan 2019 #70

Beat me to it ! :) nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 #85

Falwell Jr on a camel heading towards a needle. Widows Mite Bubba -Boy, remember that? irisblue Jan 2019 #5

It's in the Bible. Jesus constantly spoke out against the poor. Aristus Jan 2019 #6

and a con man such as yourself, never gave anyone anything. spanone Jan 2019 #7

Lucky for Franklin that his father was born before him, else he'd be a small-time grifter minister. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #35

Instead of a big-time one? (n/t) Retrograde Jan 2019 #71

Republican Jesus. onecaliberal Jan 2019 #8

I guess he never heard about the widow's mite MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #9

The poor have been giving him money his whole life. rusty quoin Jan 2019 #10

If memory serves me correctly, Jesus would be considered a poor man. Arkansas Granny Jan 2019 #11

I guess the idiot missed the section on the widow's mite. What an ass ... marble falls Jan 2019 #12

Apparently Mr. Falwell missed the lesson in Luke 10:30-37... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #14

He should try reading his holy book and what his Jesus had to say about that. Autumn Jan 2019 #15

He uses a different version. LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #19

The Republican version where their American born Jesus is a dick? Autumn Jan 2019 #37

Shameless Capitalist. lpbk2713 Jan 2019 #16

My great grandmother was as poor as a church mouse Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #17

I'm sure that Jesus would just love Falwell and Graham. Initech Jan 2019 #18

He should read his bible- Luke 21:1-4 TexasProgresive Jan 2019 #20

Just a wild guess on my part KentuckyWoman Jan 2019 #33

"A poor person never gave anyone charity"? Laffy Kat Jan 2019 #21

Watch a poor man share his bread and you've seen real charity. Help him Totally Tunsie Jan 2019 #22

The poorest people I ever met, in Ciudad Juarez Maru Kitteh Jan 2019 #73

I guess he has never read about this character named Jesus. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #23

Falwell...ur definitely going to hell with that shit in your brain. roamer65 Jan 2019 #24

So he is saying it is bad to be poor. LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #25

He's a peuk. Irishxs Jan 2019 #26

Neither have worked a day in their lives, having everything handed to them Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #27

Sigh..... Oh Jerry Drahthaardogs Jan 2019 #29

Starring in another remake of Elmer Gantry Donkees Jan 2019 #32

He must not have read that part of the bible about "the widow's mite" dawg day Jan 2019 #34

He is garbage. JDC Jan 2019 #36

He ought to visit a local food panty Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #38

Luke 6:20 - the Beatitudes DBoon Jan 2019 #39

He's repulsive. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #41

Wait. Jesus was awash in financial riches then? Roland99 Jan 2019 #42

Jesus H Christ was fucking poor (if you believe the bible, which his family made millions claiming) NightWatcher Jan 2019 #43

Jesus was poor and he gave you a job, asshole rusty fender Jan 2019 #44

If you believe the bible. Blue_true Jan 2019 #45

He's an idiot, of course they do - they spend all their income treestar Jan 2019 #46

Bite this Jerry...... Hotler Jan 2019 #47

Jesus did samplegirl Jan 2019 #48

That's one of the most unChristian things I have ever read from a so-called preacher of the Gospel Hekate Jan 2019 #49

Jesus weeps. DemoTex Jan 2019 #51

wow talk about showing one's true colors KayF Jan 2019 #52

I've worked with a few homeless feeding shelters PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #53

Ok, so his Jesus never gave charity of any real volume. defacto7 Jan 2019 #54

This right here is a prime example of why RWNJ fundies are NOT Christians. MrScorpio Jan 2019 #55

Hey, Jerry Jr.: area51 Jan 2019 #56

Transactional Xtianity Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #57

Heard about a guy who was laid off and on unemployment benefits Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #58

That's a damn lie shanti Jan 2019 #59

"The best thing you can do for the poor is not be one of them." - Rev. Ike Marcuse Jan 2019 #60

At least he was honest about that nt doc03 Jan 2019 #62

A poor person never took my pension or health insurance away or forced me doc03 Jan 2019 #61

Great post! Nt raccoon Jan 2019 #80

This from a scammer who gets his money from the poor Raine Jan 2019 #63

Saw a documentary on Tammy Faye Bakker not long ago... Xolodno Jan 2019 #64

Falwell Jr. is more of a Mammonist than even his father. Paladin Jan 2019 #65

Nope. Jesus was poor, and he always helped those less fortunate, as do a lot of others. procon Jan 2019 #66

Add Crefalo Dollar and Joel Osteen sarcasmo Jan 2019 #67

Falwell is exactly the kind of person biblical Jesus would Golden Raisin Jan 2019 #68

Jerry Fallwell Jr only has a job because he inherited it from daddy. Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #69

"Blessed are the poor." Who said that, you fool? CTyankee Jan 2019 #72

Mr. Falwell never worked for Trevor Kracker, I see jmowreader Jan 2019 #74

Wow... ck4829 Jan 2019 #75

this is such crap..the $ put in the little offering basket by a poor person samnsara Jan 2019 #76

I had no idea Jesus was among the 1%. Vinca Jan 2019 #77

Wow! peggysue2 Jan 2019 #78

Falwell is a Christian flotsam Jan 2019 #79

Matthew 42:12 Taketh from the poor & then give unto thee rich. KWR65 Jan 2019 #81

Poor people give more of their income to charity than haele Jan 2019 #82

Jesus was a poor, itinerant Rabbi who traveled with 12 poor and itinerant followers... Thomas Hurt Jan 2019 #83

it is crack pots like this that make me scarytomcat Jan 2019 #84

No poor person ever gave ME an orchestrated economic catastrophe. HughBeaumont Jan 2019 #86

+ a few (at least) nt PETRUS Jan 2019 #89

You know who never gives anything without expecting a payday from it? Bettie Jan 2019 #87

My family would be considered poor twenty years ago. We always gave to those we thought less allgood33 Jan 2019 #88