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Showing Original Post only (View all)Dear Repugs: A certain Old Testament prophet would like to have a word with you: [View all]
Woe to those who make unjust laws,
to those who issue oppressive decrees,
To deprive the poor of their rights
And withhold justice from the oppressed of my people,
making widows their prey
and robbing the fatherless.
What will you do on the day of reckoning,
When disaster comes from afar?
To whom will you run for help?
Where will you leave your riches?
Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives
or fall among the slain.
Isaiah 10:1-4. (NIV)
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Dear Repugs: A certain Old Testament prophet would like to have a word with you: [View all]
Brigid
May 2013
OP
To be fair, the bible's numerous contradictions make "picking and choosing" completely unavoidable.
enki23
May 2013
#9
Unfortunately, the words "my people" will be interpreted by the right wing as "those like me" and
jwirr
May 2013
#5
I'm not saying one must reject a deity. IMO it is preferable to think for yourself.
alfredo
May 2013
#31
But the flour doesn't become biscuits without using our mind and body to make it.
alfredo
May 2013
#35
The wheat didn't become flour without human intervention. An act of faith didn't make it flour.
alfredo
May 2013
#37
And we need to give back. Even the lowly bean gives nitrogen to the soil that nourishes it.
alfredo
May 2013
#43
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich - Napoleon Bonaparte
YeahSureRight
May 2013
#28