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dawg

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21. Don't be so sure.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #15)

Sun May 17, 2015, 01:03 PM

May 2015

If you believe the story of the Gospels, he's basically an omnipotent being who had the power to establish his kingdom on Earth with the snap of his fingers. He chose not to, the story goes, because he wanted people to choose their own path based on their own free will.

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If Jesus ran for POTUS what would his platform be? [View all] elehhhhna May 2015 OP

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He wouldn't be eligible to run. MineralMan May 2015 #2

Free cheese for all. "Blessed are the cheesemakers!" - nt KingCharlemagne May 2015 #3

He wouldn't have much of a platform, but his followers would be intolerable. Buzz Clik May 2015 #4

You mean sorta like this: KingCharlemagne May 2015 #6

If he couldn't get the Wall Street money nod, he'd be "unelectable." 99Forever May 2015 #5

Are you kidding? They would kill him again. alphafemale May 2015 #7

Anyone who disagreed with him would be tortured for eternity unless NYC Liberal May 2015 #8

Exactly. phil89 May 2015 #17

If Jesus could run for POTUS democrank May 2015 #9

Feeding the poor and healing the sick. JaneyVee May 2015 #10

Jeebus 2016! Cooley Hurd May 2015 #11

The last time he returned to earth the cops shot him. hunter May 2015 #12

Bravo! Reminiscent of Dostoevsky's scene "The Grand Inquisitor" from KingCharlemagne May 2015 #19

Virgin mothers prove that abstinence works? seveneyes May 2015 #13

He wouldn't need money or a platform, he'd need a miracle...... N_E_1 for Tennis May 2015 #14

He would be against the separation of church and state. former9thward May 2015 #15

Don't be so sure. dawg May 2015 #21

Or, LWolf May 2015 #24

An odd combination of economically liberal and social issue conservative treestar May 2015 #16

Free healthcare. Octafish May 2015 #18

Doesn't matter. dawg May 2015 #20

Beating your slaves is OK... SidDithers May 2015 #22

Give unto Caesar... kentuck May 2015 #23

He explicitly rejected doing so: render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #25

Why would He want to be part of something so immoral, dishonest, and deceptive? think May 2015 #26