 curlytwo says: ". . .too liberal because the goal was to help the poor." Mr. Gerson was a speech writer for Bush until '06. So here is the question for these "Christians"; ever read Matthew 31:46? In part; "For I was hungry and you gave food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink. . " Naked, sick, in prison, sheep, goats and whatnot. I really don't care if you believe or not, that's your business, but even the most secular folks can agree this is probably a decent thing to do. Apparently not high on the agenda for those who are going on about Jesus and ranting about a Christian nation. My Evangelical United Brethren grandmother was pretty emphatic that this passage is the requisite for getting in the Gate. But then, she actually read the book. Christianity is not for the real world. In the real world you ignore, exploit and annihilate the tired, the poor, the wretched, the human refuse, the homeless, the tempest tossed. In the real world your eye for a fast buck is matched only by your ruthless condemnation of sinners, losers, the vulnerable. Daydreaming is ok and makes for nice statues, but get real. My mother once told me that there is an underlying thought process that explains this. Some think if you are a good christian that you will have prosperity, if you are not a good christian you will be poor. It's a sort of superiority thing. If there weren't any poor how would people see how much better I am. It certainly held true in my family. I had a few aunts with their noses in the air, and we were the poor part of the family. How true this is in actual society, who knows, but it seems to fit. "How true this is in actual society, who knows. . ." True enough. The prosperity thing is part and parcel of the Calvinist view. Here is a part of the Wikipedia entry: "Prosperity theology is commonly a part of televangelist, charismatic, and Pentecostal churches although it is not exclusive to these traditions (see also Cargo Cult for instance). Prosperity theology proponents within these traditions make the claim that God wants Christians to be "abundantly" successful in every way, including financially. In answering critics, proponents claim that prosperity's ultimate purpose is the funding of evangelism and Christian work throughout the World. However, critics counter that it is the ac... |
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