Bernie Sanders

DetlefK

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9. Old Testament? Or New Testament?

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 05:52 PM

Jul 2015

The devil of the Old Testament, Satan, was a trickster-figure to advance the plot and make God look good.

The devil of the new Testament, Lucifer, is the guy who commited the gravest possible sin. No, not murder. Refusing to obey the authority-figure.

In terms of story-telling, the devil wasn't executed very well. He doesn't really do evil things (trash-talking mostly) and is only declared evil by association, by refusing to be on God's side.
The pop-culture devil is a mix of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, Satan, Lucifer, the beast of the end-times, the Anti-Christ, reptile imagery from other middle-eastern religions, and symbolism from greek myth like the trident (symbol of power) and his look as a Satyr (which were pagan, hard-partying, animalistic f**k-beasts).

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�Jesus was a socialist�: Bernie Sanders Excites Previously Unmotivated Alabama Voters. [View all] SoapBox Jul 2015 OP

5th Rec for a very important message! zazen Jul 2015 #1

Let's say a poor man and his pregnant girlfriend, who was carrying someone else's child, SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #15

DURec. bvar22 Jul 2015 #2

Well...just to clarify...he was NOT personally there. SoapBox Jul 2015 #4

My Bad. bvar22 Jul 2015 #6

I have to agree Victor_c3 Jul 2015 #41

He's message is infectious Roy Rolling Jul 2015 #17

He was not there. This was just a meetup to plan how to campaign sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #30

Bernie won't win Alabama, probably true, but neither will Hillary. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2015 #37

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Please stop trolling this group. smokey nj Jul 2015 #8

My apologies ... I had not noticed this was the Bernie Group ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #10

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I don't troll ... I do, however, read and comment, and ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #13

Just a comment. I understand accidentally posting in a group it happens to the best of us. Autumn Jul 2015 #16

My good sir, I have noticed that lately Bohunk68 Jul 2015 #18

I'm so sorry Bohunk, he can't respond to you. I have blocked him from this group Autumn Jul 2015 #22

Thank you. I've noticed LiberalElite Jul 2015 #27

Well in this case it would be meant to turn right but turned left instead. A Simple Game Jul 2015 #38

I dont' think I was around for those - I'm only here since Oct. 2012 eom LiberalElite Jul 2015 #50

1sbm was trolling in here this a.m. too - grr LiberalElite Jul 2015 #31

Well for sure he won't accidentally post again. Autumn Jul 2015 #32

This exchange has been eye-opening. Bohunk68 Jul 2015 #35

Of course he knew. 840high Jul 2015 #52

Autumn, I was blocked from a Hillary group senz Jul 2015 #46

Thank you. 840high Jul 2015 #51

what was Satan? uhnope Jul 2015 #5

Old Testament? Or New Testament? DetlefK Jul 2015 #9

The Top Oligarch. Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #20

Does he control all the money, every cent? aspirant Jul 2015 #23

Money is a tool, created by man so... Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #24

Seems that people of all stripes are "getting it", that this time it really does 'matter' 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #7

The Sandstorm is COMING!!! Go Bernie!!! Feeling the Bern Jul 2015 #12

Gonna be a Bernami hootinholler Jul 2015 #25

Can't get the video to load. Any pics anywhere? Autumn Jul 2015 #14

This is very heartening to see in Alabama! nt valerief Jul 2015 #19

He is preaching the same political gospel that Robert Kennedy did in 1968 hifiguy Jul 2015 #21

+1,000,000 .... Trajan Jul 2015 #26

I don't think Jews should tell us who Jesus was. El Supremo Jul 2015 #28

Bernie didn't say it, a supporter did bananas Jul 2015 #29

Why? Jesus was a Jew. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #33

So is Bernie! staggerleem Jul 2015 #36

No alert, just commenting that eShirl Jul 2015 #34

And I don't think Christians should tell the rest of the world to follow his teachings. A Simple Game Jul 2015 #40

Judaism was the womb from which Christianity sprang. You should show more respect Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #44

El Supremo, Jesus is WAY bigger than "Christianity." senz Jul 2015 #47

Bernie!! AzDar Jul 2015 #39

Wanted MisterP Jul 2015 #42

Jesus would defnitely be accused of being a Communist by right-wing Catholics, Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #43

How soon before the other candidates start acting all "Bernie honest," etc.? senz Jul 2015 #45

The earliest Christians were more socialistic than any of us. senz Jul 2015 #48

... and that included land. I think Baranabus sold some land he owned in Cyprus. Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #49