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Nah, he just wanted people to give all they had to the poor.

Posted by He didn't even suggest verifying they were deserving first. nm on Mon, May 23 2022 at 01:41 PM CDT:

In Reply to: Jesus was neither an anarchist nor a socialist. posted by sm on Mon, May 23 2022 at 12:18 AM CDT:

Probably would have even given illegal Mexican babies some of the loaves and fishes. Geez.

That's NOT what Jesus said. Don't take verses out of context. NM Mon, May 23 2022 at 05:03 PM CDT (6)
- Yep, that one's been given lots and lots of context over the centuries. Not a concept that sells well with the folks you want donating to the church instead. nm Tue, May 24 2022 at 02:50 AM CDT (5)
  - Jesus' words are NOT about donations. It's about selling EVERYTHING giving the proceeds to the poor and following HIM. sm Tue, May 24 2022 at 11:28 AM CDT (4)
    - And how many organized churches do you know of based on the expectation their members do that? sm Tue, May 24 2022 at 01:13 PM CDT (3)
      - I was speaking of Jesus' commands/words, not "organized religion." If you want to complain SM Tue, May 24 2022 at 09:53 PM CDT (2)
        
        There's no more organized or richer religion than the Catholic Church which is why this Pope's attitudes have been such an anomaly. nm Wed, May 25 2022 at 10:38 AM CDT (1)
        
        You're welcome to discuss organized religion, but I'm here to comment on Jesus' quotes TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT. nm Wed, May 25 2022 at 12:35 PM CDT (0)

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