Re: Sermon On The Mount

In article <17c34d6475b325c8$147542$2601257$eadde062
@news.thecubenet.com>, precent@yohoo.not says...

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Ted wrote:

Skeeter wrote:
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In article <AQCPN.126209$zqTf.112304@fx35.iad>, ted.street@gmail.com
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Skeeter wrote:
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In article <jSnPN.762250$xHn7.115534@fx14.iad>,
ted.street@gmail.com Ted says...

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Skeeter wrote:
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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

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, >>>> 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
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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

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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He claims he isn't Chad. What should we call him, then?
"ratboy"?  "shitstink"? "pukester"?
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I know you like to be called Alice sometimes, you skirt wearing
sissy...
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http://al.howardknight.net/?ID=160968069700 ROFL!

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It's ratboy frogging his superior Skeeter.

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That shall be his nickname from now on.

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LOL. Good call. It suits him.
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kiss kiss
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https://tinyurl.com/tardlet   LOL!

  More Chad rerun.