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trev

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Sat Jun 15, 2019, 12:55 PM Jun 2019

Noah didn't retire, so why should we? [View all]

"There's nothing in the Bible that talks about retirement. And yet it's been an accepted concept in our culture today. Nowhere does it say, 'Well, he was a good and faithful servant, so he went to the beach.' It doesn't say that anywhere.

"The example I think of is Noah. How old was Noah when he built the ark? 600. He wasn't like, cashing Social Security checks, he wasn't hanging out, he was working. So, I think we have an obligation to work. The role we have in work may change over time, but the concept of retirement is not biblical."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/6/14/1864828/-Dude-who-said-people-shouldn-t-retire-because-Noah-built-the-ark-at-age-600-now-running-for-governor?detail=emaildkre

The article points out that--surprise, surprise--Gianforte is rich.

The good news in this article is that he is stepping down from his House seat.

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