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Offline Attero Dominatus

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What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« on: March 04, 2008, 03:54:27 PM »
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lehhhhna  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Tue Mar-04-08 04:13 PM
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What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
   
Let's just say he's really in charge. What would our annual budget look like?

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What is with their obsession with Jesus lately?

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no_hypocrisy  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Tue Mar-04-08 04:15 PM
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1. Better funding of social programs and food stamps for a start.
   
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7. closer to complete disbanding of the military industrial complex.
   
all the wealthy are told to give all their money to the poor. and all people that need help are actually given the help they need the most.

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2. Be cautious here
   
While I'm not a believer I know a lot of people who place much emphasis on JC's encouragement to support charity and share with others.

But I'm pretty au fait with the NT and I can't recall a spot where he said government should do it. That question can actually be answered in a very right wing, almost libertarian way with sound scriptural support.
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11. i'd guess he wouldn't allocate 600 BILLION DOLLARS for the pentagon
   
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Re: What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2008, 03:57:14 PM »
Eliminate all the wealthy and you eliminate all wealth.

Jesus was a very, very sharp cookie.  He understood wealth, he just wanted people to have compassion and to put that wealth to good use for others.  UNder no circumstance would He steal money from anyone at the point of a gun just to redistribute it.

This is a variation of the "Jesus would be a Democrat" thread and shows just how little they know about the Bible and Jesus' words.
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Re: What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2008, 04:16:25 PM »
Well for starters the Tax rate would be 10% and voluntary besides.  :-)

OOhhh, even better...

Santa Clause for POTUS!

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Oy veh. Now I've forced my own hand. Must link to P.J.O.  :cheersmate:
http://www.groveatlantic.com/grove/bin/wc.dll?groveproc~genauth~568~1048~EXCERPT

God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat
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I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this:  God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.

God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle-aged male, a stern fellow, patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and regulations.  He holds men strictly accountable for their actions.  He has little apparent concern for the material well-being of the disadvantaged.  He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world.  God is difficult.  God is unsentimental.  It is very hard to get into God’s heavenly country club.

Santa Claus is another matter.  He’s cute.  He’s non-threatening.  He’s always cheerful.  And he loves animals.  He may know who’s been naughty and who’s bee nice, but he never does anything about it.  He gives everyone everything they want without thought of a quid pro quo.  He works hard for charities, and he’s famously generous to the poor.  Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one:  There is no such thing as Santa Claus.

By the way, buy his books.
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Re: What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2008, 04:51:51 PM »
The very premise of the question is absurd because Jesus did not come to establish a world or national secular government,He came to save man from his sins.

That they even propose such a foolish thing shows that they do not believe or know the Bible so therefore they are simply mocking the Word.

For some reason every DUmmies Bible knowledge ends before they get to the Cross.
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Re: What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2008, 05:37:26 PM »
Quote from: ReardenSteel on March 04, 2008, 04:16:25 PM
Well for starters the Tax rate would be 10% and voluntary besides.  :-)

OOhhh, even better...

Santa Clause for POTUS!

On Edit:

Oy veh. Now I've forced my own hand. Must link to P.J.O.  :cheersmate:
http://www.groveatlantic.com/grove/bin/wc.dll?groveproc~genauth~568~1048~EXCERPT

God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat
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I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this:  God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.

God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle-aged male, a stern fellow, patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and regulations.  He holds men strictly accountable for their actions.  He has little apparent concern for the material well-being of the disadvantaged.  He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world.  God is difficult.  God is unsentimental.  It is very hard to get into God’s heavenly country club.

Santa Claus is another matter.  He’s cute.  He’s non-threatening.  He’s always cheerful.  And he loves animals.  He may know who’s been naughty and who’s bee nice, but he never does anything about it.  He gives everyone everything they want without thought of a quid pro quo.  He works hard for charities, and he’s famously generous to the poor.  Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one:  There is no such thing as Santa Claus.

By the way, buy his books.


I already have most of them  :cheersmate:
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Re: What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2008, 07:16:56 PM »
Quote from: Servonaut on March 04, 2008, 05:37:26 PM
Quote from: ReardenSteel on March 04, 2008, 04:16:25 PM
Well for starters the Tax rate would be 10% and voluntary besides.  :-)

OOhhh, even better...

Santa Clause for POTUS!

On Edit:

Oy veh. Now I've forced my own hand. Must link to P.J.O.  :cheersmate:
http://www.groveatlantic.com/grove/bin/wc.dll?groveproc~genauth~568~1048~EXCERPT

God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat
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I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this:  God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.

God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle-aged male, a stern fellow, patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and regulations.  He holds men strictly accountable for their actions.  He has little apparent concern for the material well-being of the disadvantaged.  He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world.  God is difficult.  God is unsentimental.  It is very hard to get into God’s heavenly country club.

Santa Claus is another matter.  He’s cute.  He’s non-threatening.  He’s always cheerful.  And he loves animals.  He may know who’s been naughty and who’s bee nice, but he never does anything about it.  He gives everyone everything they want without thought of a quid pro quo.  He works hard for charities, and he’s famously generous to the poor.  Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one:  There is no such thing as Santa Claus.

By the way, buy his books.


I already have most of them  :cheersmate:

Cool.  :cheersmate:

Honestly some of them get dated pretty fast but they will always be funny to me.
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- Ayn Rand
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1826

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Re: What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2008, 07:23:54 PM »
Jesus would just do the miracle thing and turn $400 million into $2 trillion anyway.  Why worry?
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Re: What would Jesus' US Budget look like?
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2008, 07:40:11 PM »
Too bad he'd get nailed to a cross by the Iranians.
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