General Discussion

muriel_volestrangler

(106,229 posts)

10. Please, get back to those right wingers and tell them they're wrong

Wed Feb 1, 2017, 09:01 AM

Feb 2017

It's the story of the wise men and Herod, which they ought to have heard of if they reckon themselves cultural Christians. Matthew 2. The wise men from the East tell Herod they're going to Bethlehem to look for the 'new king', and so God warns Joseph and Mary, who flee with Jesus to Egypt, and stay there. Herod massacres all the children (or boys?) under 2 in Bethlehem, and the family stays in Egypt until Herod dies and it's safe to go back.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

40 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Awwwww. A Christian Trumpkin told me "You need to take a seat." [View all] Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 OP

I guess Moses and his flock weren't refugees n2doc Feb 2017 #1

Probably not a good example Yupster Feb 2017 #35

Say, what if I take this here chair and... wyldwolf Feb 2017 #2

That's great, and you're not a snowflake but grits TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #3

Hell with that, I'm a snowflake and proud of it! Amimnoch Feb 2017 #21

Brilliant. mac56 Feb 2017 #30

Absolutely. Amimnoch Feb 2017 #36

I have no problem with claiming what is meant as an insult as a complement. TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #32

Mary and Joseph weren't refugees, they were just going treestar Feb 2017 #4

They were when they had to flee to Egypt. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 #6

OK I forgot that treestar Feb 2017 #9

Well I'm not. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 #13

I actually visited the church in Cairo BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #19

"Reproach" treestar Roy Rolling Feb 2017 #31

Please, get back to those right wingers and tell them they're wrong muriel_volestrangler Feb 2017 #10

I did. Read my post. nt Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 #12

The Bible is full of stories of people being chased out... Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #14

Yes, interesting the right winger treestar Feb 2017 #18

As a devote atheist, I must point out Matthew 2:13 Friend or Foe Feb 2017 #15

Yeah I forgot that part treestar Feb 2017 #17

The Bible has a BUNCH of verses about being kind. raging moderate Feb 2017 #20

and it has the words of Jesus azureblue Feb 2017 #25

"Render to no man evil for evil, but strengthen the faint-hearted." cyclonefence Feb 2017 #5

"per Jesus" FiveGoodMen Feb 2017 #38

These so called christians annoy the hell (pun intended) out of me. They are no more Christian than Augiedog Feb 2017 #7

Ahhhh ... The hypocristians in full throttle UpInArms Feb 2017 #8

"A Spiritual Narcissist...uses the Gospel to build themselves up while they tear others down" Donkees Feb 2017 #11

As you said, Jesus was a refugee. (That has worked as my only reply.) WePurrsevere Feb 2017 #16

I use Matthew 25 a lot.nt Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 #24

"Remember that you, too, were strangers in a strange land." The Blue Flower Feb 2017 #22

They need to pull out their now-40 year copies of the miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #23

Oooo, I loved Peter Ustinov way back. Loved great acting even then, I guess! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2017 #34

His was a hyperbolic Herod! BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #37

Bigots love Sodom and Gomorrah but one of the reasons God punished them IronLionZion Feb 2017 #26

Parable of the Good Samaritan vlyons Feb 2017 #27

I've always wondered PennyK Feb 2017 #28

Nothing that Jesus said is honored in the current churches. FiveGoodMen Feb 2017 #39

From what I have ever read, Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 #40

WTF is Franklyn Graham even talking about? world wide wally Feb 2017 #29

Here's a non-inclusive list of Bible quotes on hospitality to strangers TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #33