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LeftishBrit

(41,450 posts)
7. First of all, if idleness is so bad for people, then create jobs!
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 10:55 AM
Jan 2012

'No theme is more salient in the Bible than the morality of personal responsibility'? - Then why are the Ten Commandments either about revering God and avoiding idolatry, or how to treat other people; and the one commandment that deals with work is about not working on the Sabbath? Why do the very same Proverbs insist that 'A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed'?

What about the following from Leviticus:

'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you'

And


'If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you.'

And from Deuteronomy:

'Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.'



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let me guess Enrique Jan 2012 #1
or pimps off jobs to the lowest overseas bidders Skittles Jan 2012 #2
He's a Rabbi. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #5
Number of times Jesus Christ mentions the poor in the Bible: 407 - Number of times ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #3
Yes, Jesus checked the time sheets of all those who He encountered... rfranklin Jan 2012 #4
Cherry picking asshats SaintPete Jan 2012 #6
First of all, if idleness is so bad for people, then create jobs! LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #7
Did he say, "Blessed are the Cheesemakers?" htuttle Jan 2012 #8
his "bible" ends where Jesus begins- and where Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #9
But the Old Testament talked about forgiving debts every 7 years -- the Jubilee Larkspur Jan 2012 #11
I agree Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #14
Go Look At Post 6 ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #12
yes, Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #15
No BIg Deal ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #19
No. The Old Testament also emphasizes unselfishness, good works, etc. LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #13
yes, Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #16
My reply to this guy is "Why did 2 of Jesus' parables depict wealthy men in Hell or going to it?" Larkspur Jan 2012 #10
good question- Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #17
That asshole is a fucking liar. Zoeisright Jan 2012 #18
That passage is not even about working, for Pete's sake. Fawke Em Jan 2012 #20
All Republicans are redistributionists... JHB Jan 2012 #21
Didn't Jesus beat the living fuck out of the money changers in the temple? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #22
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