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In reply to the discussion: Dear Repugs: A certain Old Testament prophet would like to have a word with you: [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)17. depends if you are talking about Isaiah
or deutero-Isaiah.
Although some people do not believe in deutero-Isaiah. http://www.dyeager.org/blog/2008/12/deutero-isaiah-hypothesis.html
I just doubt the idea that the elected scalawags of our party are doing all that much for the poor. I am not sure Obama even knows the word "poor" talking all the time, as he does, about the "middle class" and seemingly defining it as "people who make between $80,000 a year and $250,000 a year".
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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