First, a disclaimer. I was raised by conservative Democrats, and even what is described as a liberal Democrat is liberal only in comparison to reactionary Republicans. On any sane and reasonable scale of the political spectrum, i am not a liberal. However, i understand that to the gun-loving, with god on our side, "supply side economics" Republican conservative wingnuts, i qualify as a liberal, so i'll be content with that. As for whether or not your boy Hey-Zeus was "liberal," on the scale that applies in the United States, he certainly was.
Matthew, Chapter 25, verses 31-46, in the King James Version:
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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Coastal Rat (what a clown!) writes:
Quote:. . . since I'm quite certain He would not support abortion policy.
I'm not denying that this is true, but i don't recall a citation, chapter and verse, to support this claim. Perhaps CR can enlighten us. Personally, i;d rather not be bothered by tortured exegesis. Please provide an unambiguous passage which condemns the practice.
He also writes:
Quote:I also don't think He would be pushing to raise taxes, since He only demands a 10% tithe. I just don't see Him believing that the government could not operate on a like tax rate.
How very curious a position to take. As i recall it, Hey-Zeus advised paying the going tax rate, because affairs temporal are not to be confused with affairs heavenly. See Luke, Chapter 20, verses 21-25:
And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
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I'm glad to see that you boys would support a true liberal, and not some tax-and-spend phony Republican conservative.
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