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In the discussion thread: Dear Repugs: A certain Old Testament prophet would like to have a word with you: [View all]

Mon May 27, 2013, 04:09 PM

42. james 5

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.[a] 6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

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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
Prophet	dipsydoodle	May 2013	#1
And as prophets go	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#2
You should try Amos.	Brigid	May 2013	#3
Liam Neeson would be great.	IrishAyes	May 2013	#21
Cafeteria Christians. They like to pick and choose what verses to follow	NightWatcher	May 2013	#4
To be fair, the bible's numerous contradictions make "picking and choosing" completely unavoidable.	enki23	May 2013	#9
That's why	IrishAyes	May 2013	#22
Unfortunately, the words "my people" will be interpreted by the right wing as "those like me" and	jwirr	May 2013	#5
Or rather a very limited understanding of what the bible says.	zeemike	May 2013	#14
Religion is just accepting someone else's hallucination.	alfredo	May 2013	#19
How do those biscuits taste? Are you a good cook?	IrishAyes	May 2013	#23
I make biscuits for those dear to me.	alfredo	May 2013	#24
Well that is true of any belief or non belief.	zeemike	May 2013	#25
I'm not saying one must reject a deity. IMO it is preferable to think for yourself.	alfredo	May 2013	#31
Well I make a distinction between spiritual beliefs and religion.	zeemike	May 2013	#34
But the flour doesn't become biscuits without using our mind and body to make it.	alfredo	May 2013	#35
And without the flower, you mind and body won't produce shit.	zeemike	May 2013	#36
The wheat didn't become flour without human intervention. An act of faith didn't make it flour.	alfredo	May 2013	#37
True enough.	zeemike	May 2013	#38
We came from nature and remain a part of nature.	alfredo	May 2013	#39
And nature sustains us all.	zeemike	May 2013	#40
And we need to give back. Even the lowly bean gives nitrogen to the soil that nourishes it.	alfredo	May 2013	#43
But...he was talking about the people back then!	n2doc	May 2013	#6
Thank you, Brigid	IrishAyes	May 2013	#7
Why thank you, IrishAyes.	Brigid	May 2013	#8
True	IrishAyes	May 2013	#18
gotta love the NIV	hfojvt	May 2013	#10
Oh, Isaiah would leave no one unscathed.	Brigid	May 2013	#13
depends if you are talking about Isaiah	hfojvt	May 2013	#17
Ezekiel 16:49 has always made me think of the Republicans.	QC	May 2013	#11
That's a good one too.	Brigid	May 2013	#12
There ya go!	Rosa Luxemburg	May 2013	#15
Yeah... go figure!	IrishAyes	May 2013	#20
Very meaningful and true!	hrmjustin	May 2013	#16
Then there's King Solomon...	defacto7	May 2013	#26
Ummm...religion is not for the ruling class/oppressors	ReasonableToo	May 2013	#27
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich - Napoleon Bonaparte	YeahSureRight	May 2013	#28
religion is the best weapon the oppressor has	datasuspect	May 2013	#33
I'm pretty sure a New Testament personage had a few words that might fit.	WinkyDink	May 2013	#29
Oh, yes.	Brigid	May 2013	#30
There is only one God and His name is Allah	datasuspect	May 2013	#32
"Rob not the poor, because they are poor."	NaturalHigh	May 2013	#41
james 5	arely staircase	May 2013	#42

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