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Marxism vs Socialism vs Communism vs Totalitarianisms

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Tangle
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01-06-2015 1:56 PM 		Reply to: Message 2 by Faith
01-06-2015 12:01 PM

Re: Would Jesus support capitalism or communism?
So you think that Jesus would be comfortable with gun ownership and the excesses of capitalism. Funny, that's not the image of gentle Jesus, meek and mild, defender of the poor, condemner of the rich and turner of cheeks that I suspect the rest of us understood him to be.
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I'm guessing you'd say he also votes Republican?
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Tangle
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01-06-2015 4:40 PM 		Reply to: Message 8 by Faith
01-06-2015 2:00 PM

Re: Would Jesus support capitalism or communism?
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I defended my points biblically. Sounds like you are relying on your personal feelings rather than a standard, really a sentimental nonbiblical false portrait of Jesus.
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Yes, it was interesting to see you cherry pick your biblical 'evidence' to support your own personal view. Nevertheless, it's more usual to talk of eyes of needles when quoting Jesus on wealth isn't it? In fact, I've never heard anyone preach that Jesus would support gun ownership and capitalism - have you? Really? I
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realise you spend your life here justifying phoney positions but really?? Is that the image of Jesus that you think fits the man described in the bible?
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"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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