Re: Sermon On The Mount

In article <17c34d75f63bad6b$147543$2601257$eadde062
@news.thecubenet.com>, precent@yohoo.not says...

 
Ted wrote:

Skeeter wrote:
 

In article <egDPN.132661$_a1e.116264@fx16.iad>, ted.street@gmail.com
says...

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ratboy frogging Ted wrote:
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Skeeter wrote:

In article <17c2dc96aff8594a$169751$3716115
$22dd286e@news.thecubenet.com>, precent@yohoo.not says...

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Ted wrote:

Skeeter wrote:
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In article
<660d9859$0$3711207$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
skeeterweed@photonmail.com says...

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In article <uuhjee$3ruce$1@i2pn2.org>,
ted.road@qmail.com says...

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Skeeter wrote:

In article
<MPG.40749778856be9bb98978d@news.usenetexpress.com>,
skeeter@hotmale.com says...

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In article

<17c22d00da46064a$96254$3081049$72dd786b@news.thecuben
et.c om>, precent@yohoo.not says...

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Ted wrote:

Skeeter wrote:
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In article
<%SjON.762036$p%Mb.11195@fx15.iad>,

ted.street@gmail.com >>>>> says...

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David LaRue wrote:
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"Ted" <ted.street@gmail.com> wrote in
news:wjhON.99871$24ld.78660@fx07.iad:
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Voice of Authority wrote:

     Why did the Romans crucify Jesus?  Because

he had >>>>>>become >>>>>>>>>>>>    too woke.

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<https://twitter.com/DougJBalloon/status/1774230983350362304

       --bks

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He was also a Communist.
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Jesus of Nazareth is a figure who
is often emulated

for his >>>>>>>>>> emphasis on kindness, mercy and love, but

many >>>>>>of his >>>>>>> disciples >> > seem to miss a very large
part of >>>>>>his teachings in >>>>>>> their attempts >> > to
mimic his virtues.

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     Many of Jesusâ?? ideas would be considered

controversial in >>>>>>> the >> > modern world, but his

attitudes >>>>>>regarding economics >>>>>>> would be >> >
especially radical, >>>>>>aligning less with the >>>>>>>
conservative views of >> > many of >>>>>>his followers and more
with >>>>>>> the far-left views we now >>>>>>call >> > communist.

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However, the mainstream
interpretations of Jesusâ??

philosophy seem >> > to ignore or undermine his

economic >>>>>>ideals, >>>>>>> most often in the >> > interest of
preserving >>>>>>capitalism.  >>>>>>> American history has given
us >> > many >>>>>>examples of Biblical >>>>>>> interpretations
being used to excuse >>>>>>>>>harmful institutions >>>>>>> such
as slavery and attempt to >>>>>>de-radicalize >> > the image of

popular figures such as >>>>>>Martin Luther King Jr. It

is >> > only >>>>>>> responsible that >>>>>>we separate Jesusâ??
relationship with money >> >>>>>>>> from

that of any churches who stand to profit financially
from

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more >> > capitalist interpretations of his words.  >> >

     We can read stories about Jesusâ?? emphasis

on >>>>>>communal >>>>>>> practices, >> > like sharing meals and
labor and >>>>>>starting the >>>>>>> tradition now >> > referred
to as >>>>>>â??communion.â? We can also see >>>>>>> that he has
a >> > >>>>>>particular interest in the needs of people who

his >>>>>>society would >> > rather abandon such as women

who had >>>>>>> >>>>>>committed adultery and those >> > with
leprosy or physical >>>>>>>>>>>>>disabilities.  >> > >>>>>>>>>>
He tells his followers to >>>>>>forgive their debtors, that they

should >> > not store up >>>>>>treasures on earth and

that they cannot >>>>>>> serve both God >> >>>>>>>and money. In
Matthew 21, he becomes so >>>>>>> enraged by >>>>>>people using a

temple for economic exchange, he >>>>>>> >>>>>>starts

flipping tables.  >> > >>>>>>>>>> In Matthew 19, a rich >>>>>>man
approaches him for instruction and >>>>>>> Jesus >> > tells

him to give up all his possessions and give the >>>>>>>

money to >>>>>>the >> > poor.

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     â??It is easier for a camel to go through

the eye >>>>>>of a >>>>>>> needle than >> > for someone who is
rich to enter >>>>>>the Kingdom of >>>>>>> God,� Jesus said in

Matthew 19:24

NIV.

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     This notion that a rich person would have to

stop >>>>>>being >>>>>>> rich in >> > order to follow him is
explicitly >>>>>>incompatible with >>>>>>> capitalist >> >
thinking. Why make >>>>>>people choose between >>>>>>> following
him and pursuing >> > >>>>>>wealth unless he dislikes the >>>>>>>
effects of wealth and hopes >>>>>>to >> > counteract them in some
way >>>>>>> by encouraging an >>>>>>alternative lifestyle >> >
among his followers?

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     Despite the context and direct nature of his

statement, it >>>>>>> seems >> > to be interpreted quite
differently by many wealthy and >>>>>>> influential >> >
Christians who have yet to give up their >>>>>>>

possessions.  >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     Under capitalism,
interpretations favored by rich >>>>>>people are >>>>>>> given >>

more of a platform. This has >>>>>>created the exact type of

hierarchy >> > among Jesusâ??  >>>>>>fans that he devoted

so much time to >>>>>>> warning against.  >> >>>>>>>His attempts
to redistribute power are >>>>>>> often >>>>>>downplayed, and
this >> > is interpreted instead as a story >>>>>>>>>>>>>about
how nobody is perfect.  >> > >>>>>>>>>>    SIUE is

home to a large Christian population, including 20

Christian organizations, whose members I

sincerely hope will

avoid >> > such a convenient dismissal of this

issue. All >>>>>>of us at >>>>>>> SIUE, >> > Christian or
otherwise, should >>>>>>question the >>>>>>> motivations of our

sources.  Information >>>>>>is never presented >>>>>>>

without an agenda, and it >> > is >>>>>>alarmingly common for

information to be presented in >>>>>>deceitful >> > ways.

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     An idea as simple as â??love your

neighbors� can >>>>>>be used >>>>>>> to promote >> > the exact
opposite message.  I >>>>>>hope that any >>>>>>> readers seeking
to >> > understand Jesusâ??  >>>>>>words will think >>>>>>>
critically about their own >> > >>>>>>ideologies as well and
whether >>>>>>> they align more closely >>>>>>with the >> >
whitewashed commercial >>>>>>> version that grants >>>>>>wishes
or the radical >> > political figure >>>>>>> portrayed in

the Bible.  >> >

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     nobody reads anything this long

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Exactly. In fact, the motivation is
not to even start

reading >>>>>>>> it.  Very brief posts, otoh, almost always

get

read.

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Jesus (and God) taught those that were
willing to learn.
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If you were unwilling to read a few
words, let alone

books, how do >>>>>>> you hope to learn what was being

taught?

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Jesus and the New Testament were needed
because of the

many that >>>>>>> were unwilling to learn and follow the

simple >>>>>>rules of the Old >>>>>>> Testament.  He wants you to
understand >>>>>>and follow him.  It is >>>>>>> your choice.

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The main thing I don't like about Jesus is
that he eats

shit. It's >>>>>> disgusting.

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I remember when you used to post as Scatboi,
Ted, that was

back >>>>> when I was posting as Carny....man what a ride!

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I remember when you used to brag about how
much shit I can

eat, Chad.  >>>> We found it disgusting, but you were proud

of it.

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tinw, scatboi
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Ted thought he met his soulmate when Chad told
him he liked

shooting craps.

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Turns out Chad's into projectile diarrhea.

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and this kind of stuff only comes from your sick
mind ted.
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they don't call him scatboi for nothing, when they're
not calling him alice or fat fuck chadlee

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   only you think of this stuff

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Chad is severely demented.
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yes, him and skeeter are both assclowns

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https://postimg.cc/xJDvdhfW

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Obsession and rerun noted. Cowardly switching groups noted. You
have become like Rudy. Useless.
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Give Rudy a few LOL's Skeeter, it's as good as a reach around!

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Here's some good news for you, ratboy:
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https://nationaltoday.com/world-rat-day/

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Watch because he changes the follow ups to alt.idiots sometimes. I
guess so the rest can't see us slapping him silly. I found this one
there.

 
 
Thanks Skeeter. Yeah, he catches me on that often. No doubt that's the
reason.
 

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http://tinyurl.com/peescent

He made you rerun.