You know...

[matt_doyle]

...I'm just tired of fundamentalist bullshit willfully misinterpreting my religion. So I'm just going to say it.

If you oppose welfare, if you oppose public healthcare?

You are neglecting your Christian duty to care for the poor. As someone noted in another journal:

Matthew 25:35-45-
'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'


The next time some Christian-values touting Republican tells you they don't support public healthcare, remind them of this.

Comments

Re: a tangent.

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

lol, Christians like you give me faith in the goodness of mankind and reaffirm my belief that it's not the bible that's the problem with some people. (I've met the Non-Christians with a bias against ALL Christians, even the reasonable/awesome sauce ones.)

OT, but there's this song I like I was wondering if you've heard. . . lemme see if I can find it. . . Oh, I found a video of a show I was actually at!

Re: a tangent.

[matt_doyle]

Cool!

Re: a tangent.

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

or better quality audio + lyrics on his site.

http://www.bradyoder.com/songs/wwjd

Re: a tangent.

[matt_doyle]

I really like the song.

Re: a tangent.

[lilyayl.livejournal.com]

Brad Yoder!! I love the lyrics.

Re: a tangent.

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

Brad Yoder is seriously awesome sauce- as a performer and as a regular dude. He played a couple shows at the coffee shop I lived under while I was there. I might have spent money I didn't have on his music. *whistles*

There are some clips on youtube of him playing the Pittsburgh Pride fest, too.