Yes, they claim to be "Christians" as they oppress minorities, gays, the elderly, the sick, the poor, and those of other religions.
On Dec 21, 9:54 pm, euwe <[email protected]> wrote: > Did I say Irony? > > He also who had received the one talent came and said, "Lord, I knew > you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and > gathering where you did not scatter. I was afraid, and went away and > hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours." > > But his lord answered him, "You wicked and slothful servant. You knew > that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter. You > ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my > coming I should have received back my own with interest. Take away > therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten > talents. For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have > abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will > be taken away. Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer > darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." > > The demons from hell stand arrogantly at its gates, and declare for > all to hear "Do you need more proof that God is evil than my very > existence? My heart is made of stone. I despise mercy, and laugh at > the absurdity of sacrifice! The innocent are fools I consume as > trifles for my pleasure. What more proof do you need that love is a > vice, and mercy is the quest of the insane, than the evidence of my > own disgust and ridicule? Enter here, and join with us, the wise and > prudent - throw your soul into the pursuit of riches, for all is > pointless, and tomorrow you will suffer with us in any case." > > The light thrown on Republicans from this parable is as the dawn on > the skin of the fabled Vampires, burning them alive (so to speak) with > the purity of the rays of the Sun. > > This parable strikes at the very heart of greed, and the folly of > materialism. It describes the heart of one who hates the very concept > of mercy, believing that sacrifice - the investment in forgiveness of > one's fellow - is folly. For the "talents" that each servant is given, > the "money" they have to invest is the forgiveness of offenses and the > innate belief that giving without expectation of return is a virtue > which permeates nature as a principle that returns a profit in a way > only those who truly love God can appreciate. The evil heart believes > that love is nothing more than a fools errand, by which means the > greedy profit even more - indeed, the Master in this parable - God > Himself - is given the role by the evil servant, of one who, once > giving mercy to the prospective believer, expects the believer to > likewise give mercy to his fellows, only to take any profit from his > investment for Himself, leaving the believer to mourn the loss of the > gift as well as any profit, being worse off for investing his energies > to enrich his Master (God) - leaving the target of his mercy (his > fellow) even better off than he... claiming it is "wisdom" to refuse > participation in such an obvious scam. > > It is the very definition of the heart of evil, to see mercy as > foolishness in comparison with the pleasures of materialism - the gain > of worldly riches being more passionately sought than the lives and > comfort of others... and ironically, the meaning of this parable is > that the casualty is not the one who invests in his fellow, trusting > in God for his reward, but rather the eternal life of the evil > servant. > > Republicans despise the poor, the weak, the elderly, the > disenfranchised... all under the cover of Darwin's selection of the > fittest masquerading as "Christianity" -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
