[This is just so much misreading of scripture and trying to make it read what the libs want it to.] DGP
20 Jesus Quotes That You NEVER Hear a Right-Wing ‘Christian’ Repeat — EVER!
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n] adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings: a Christian faith. 2. of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ:Spain is a Christian country. 3. of or pertaining to Christians: many Christian deaths in the Crusades. 4. exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike: She displayed true Christian charity. 5. decent; respectable: They gave him a good Christian burial.
Jesus
Christ to conservative “Christians”: “Whatchoo talkin’ about, Rush?”
Image: “Christ Carrying the Cross” by Titian, 1570-1575.
Here are 20 quotes from Jesus Christ for our conservative Christian friends to ponder.
(1) “Verily, verily, I say
unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is
sent greater than he that sent him.” [John 13:16 KJV]
Jesus clearly favors an egalitarian society, yet conservatives have
done everything they can to promote public policies that steal from the
poor, give to the rich, and screw the middle class. The GOP’s stubborn
votes against food stamps and rejection of state Medicare expansions
proves they don’t even care about the people who voted them into office.
(2) “Judge not, that ye be
not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:1-2 KJV]
Jesus Christ commands his followers not to be judgmental towards
their neighbors, yet these right wingers can’t stop themselves from
making arbitrary judgments about LGBTs, single mothers, people of color,
immigrants, non-Christians, poor people, and just about everyone who
isn’t white, rich, male, and “Christian.”
(3) “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” [Luke 6:41 KJV]
Jesus Christ’s famous quote about hypocrisy back in Ye Olde New
Testament times explains why conservative Christians say one thing and
mean another. They talk about the “sanctity of marriage” between “one
man and one woman” while their leaders cheat on their spouses, seek gay
sex on the down low, talk obsessively about rape, cheat on taxes, abuse
drugs (prescription or not), and engage in illegal acts. Yet, they’re
the first to throw a non-violent, first-time drug offender in prison or
claim a rape victim was “asking for it.”
(4) “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” [Matthew 5:9 KJV]
Jesus Christ preached peace, love, and kindness to his followers, yet
conservative Christians are always the first to blast the trumpets of
war. If they had their way, we’d still be in Afghanistan and Iraq, plus
we’d be sending U.S. armed forces into Palestine, the Ukraine,
and our local homeless encampments.
(5) “Behold
the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not
much better than they?” [Matthew 6:26]
If the previous quotes make Jesus Christ sound mildly liberal, this
one makes Our Savior sound like a Goddamned hippie Communist. Right-wing
Christians love heaping scorn on people who get help from the U.S.
government, with no thought to whether their troubles are temporary or
they’ve paid into the system. Even a lot of left-leaning Democrats
demand that people on welfare be held “accountable.” Yet here’s Jesus
saying that we should all be fed and cared for — regardless of our
morals or how hard we work — just because we exist and God loves us. And
as for those lazy, do-nothing “fowls of the air,” Jesus doesn’t even
think we worker bees are any better than them.
(6) “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” [John 8:7 KJV]
Unlike today’s conservative Christians, who eagerly serve in the vanguard of the GOP’s war on women, Jesus
Christ has no regard for double standards that hold men and women to
different rules. At least four women — his mother, Mary Madgelene, and
the sisters Mary and Martha — were beloved members of his inner
circle. When a crowd gathered to stone a woman to death for the “crime”
of adultery, Jesus stopped them dead in their tracks by demanding that
the person without sin cast the first stone.
(7) “But whoever has this world’s
goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him,
how does the love of God abide in him?”[1 John 3:17 KJV]
How can a conservative so-called “Christian” read this passage and
keep voting for people who give tax cuts to the rich, while
slashing programs that feed families, care for the elderly and disabled,
house the homeless, provide healthcare, protect consumers, and keep our
air and water clean?
(8) “Then Jesus went about all
the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease
among the people.” [Matthew 9:35]
Jesus Christ famously roamed the Holy Land giving free healthcare to
everyone in need. Even many non-Bible readers are familiar with Our
Savior’s healing exploits. Yet, His conservative “Christian”
followers in Congress are adamantly opposed to giving Americans access
to healthcare. Instead, they waste U.S. taxpayers’ time and money over
and over again trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) even
though their GOP lawmakers helped design the program, and their 2012
presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, had great success with a similar
program during his tenure as Mass. state governor. Go figure.
(9) “Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.” [Matthew 23:28 KJV]
This biblical passage comes straight from the Savior’s mouth, and
describes our country’s conservative Christians to a tee(minus some of
the other things they’re “full of”).
(10) “And found in the temple
those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money
sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them
all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the
changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold
doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of
merchandise.”[John 2:14-16 KJV]
Unlike our Mammon-worshipping conservative Christians, Jesus Christ clearly loathes capitalism. Pretty much the only time we ever see
Jesus totally lose his cool and go into an Incredible Hulk-like rage is
when he returns to Jerusalem with his disciples, and finds the Temple
clogged with bankers and vendors. He doesn’t just yell at
them, He totally goes apesh*t, wrecks their booths, and drives them out
with whips He somehow manages to improvise and fashion on the spur of
the moment. One can only imagine how Jesus would feel about Wall Street,
the Koch brothers, and ALEC.
(11) “And again I say unto you,
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a
rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” [Matthew 19:24 KJV]
If you’ve got any doubt about how Jesus Christ would feel about income inequality, the Supreme Court’s Citizens United
ruling, or rich CEOs raking in huge profits while crusading against a
long-overdue minimum wage hike, this passage makes it pretty clear that
making profits at other people’s expense gives you bad karma in the
Great Beyond.
(12) “Jesus said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On
these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” [Matthew 22:37-40 KJV]
When Jesus Christ’s adoring crowds asked which of the 10 Commandments are the most important ones for them to follow, Jesus
turned around and changed the rules. He said that if we first love God,
and then love our neighbor, the rest would follow naturally. It’s hard
to see how denying gays the right to marry and cutting anti-poverty
programs follows Jesus’ teachings. Yet, our conservative “Christian”
lawmakers insist this is what we should do.
(13) “And
when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they
love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.” [Matthew 6:5 KJV]
Conservative Christians claim to love
Jesus, and seem to adore shouting their faith from atop their soap boxes
any chance they get. But the real Jesus Christ scorned these showy –
and often phony – displays of piety, and went out of his way to preach
against them.
(14) “But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.” [Matthew 12:7 KJV]
Jesus Christ always preached mercy for women, children, sinners,
criminals, the poor, and even his own enemies. Yet, today’s conservative
Christians demand
(15) “But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.” [Matthew 14:16 KJV]
Jesus Christ always wanted to feed people and extend hospitality to
strangers, no matter what their circumstances. Yet, conservative,
so-called “Christians” seek to cut back on food stamps and deport
immigrants — or bar them from entry.
(16) “And
he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens
grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one
of your fingers.” [Luke 11:46 KJV]
Thank you, GOP lawmakers, for passing laws and promoting policies that make things harder for most of your fellow Americans.
(17) “For
unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to
whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” [Luke 12:48 KJV]
Or, as President John F. Kennedy more succinctly states,
“To those whom much is given, much is expected.” Alas, conservative
Christians have gotten this all mixed up. They think that to those whom
much is given, much can be expected. Oops.
(18) “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” [Matthew: 11:28 KJV]
Unlike today’s right-wing so-called “Christians,” Jesus Christ
sympathized with those who work day-to-day to scrape by, and preached
that they would get their reward. Meanwhile, Republicans refuse to even
consider raising the minimum wage to keep up with the cost of living.
(19) “For I was an hungred, and
ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger,
and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited
me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous
answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or
thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee
in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison,
and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily
I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” [Matthew 25:34-40 KJV]
The Christian Right keeps ranting about
how raising taxes to pay for programs that help the poor and folks who
find themselves in a jam is somehow like forcing us into slavery. But Jesus Christ’s views on feeding, clothing, and helping people in need is unequivocal: He sees it as directly serving Him.
(20) “Then shall he say also unto
them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and
ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a
stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and
in prison, and ye visited me not.” [Matthew 25:41-43 KJV]
In case the previous half of this passage doesn’t make Jesus Christ’s
views abundantly clear, Our Saviour gets more specific. He says that on
Judgment Day, He will look askance at people who refused to help those
less fortunate than themselves. Not only that, Jesus Christ will curse
them and cast them away “into everlasting fire.” It’s shocking that
conservative “Christians” keep ignoring this. Maybe someday, they’ll
find religion.
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