Jesus did not seek to give any earthly power to anyone. That was the major reason why so many Jews were not accepting him as the Messiah. They expected the Messiah to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth and He would be the king.

The exact opposite happened because Jesus’ role was to give us power over death rather than over others in a political nature.

Exactly.

Spending his free time with lepers, women, and Samaritans (i.e., non-Jews)? Saying “give unto the poor”? Was that just an act?

Honestly, I’m an atheist, but I obviously know a lot more about the Bible than you do. One of the reasons Jesus was killed was because he chose to spend time and preach with the “unwashed” of his time, the poor and the marginal. Why did the Pharisees dislike him? It wasn’t because he wanted to be one of them, it was because he was challenging their wealth, status, and authority. It’s because he was a radical in the truest sense of the term.

Don’t even go here. I know you like to lie, but this is an important figure in world and religious history, and you’re just speaking silliness. If he was only concerned with Heaven, so to speak, why did he take so many risks in spending time with the lower-classes of his day? Justice mattered to him. That’s why we call him “Jesus” instead of “unknown Hebrew scholar under Roman oppression.”

Wow. You guys are willing to debase one of history’s greatest figures by saying “OMG HE WUZ JUST LIKE MCCAIN AND WOULD HAVE MARRIED RICH AND HAD LIK SEVEN-TEEN MANSIONS!!!”

Jesus? Jesus. You guys really want to go there? Sad.

He had NO interest in improving the way the government treats the poor; he was far, far more into direct action and ignoring the government as much as possible. “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s; render unto God that which is God’s” is not exactly in tune with “more low-income housing!”

Perhaps you ought to consult with someone who clings to their Bible and their guns to get a better perspective…

J.

“Jesus was a community organizer; Pontius Pilate was a governor.”

All I know is the CAC was a failure. If Obama wants to hilight “community organizing” on his resume, I’d sure like to know what it was he did and how succesful he was at it. As a supporter of Barry’s, don’t you want to know? Or are you just emamored with his skin color?

I can see it, Jesus bragging about his low salary and lousy donkey, even though he studied at the best synagogues.

William, do you even try to acquaint yourself with basic facts before you post? You’re running together events that happened years apart.

No. There are plenty. Kwame Kilpatrick who resigned in shsame today is a good example.

My question is what was Obama “community organizing” against? Was he succesful? CAC was a complete failure, so what “community organizing” is Obama pointing to on his resume?

You’re right. All Democrats have to agree with all other Democrats. All Republicans have to agree wholeheartedly with all other Republicans.
There can be NO middle ground! Middle ground bad! It disproves fallacious, misinformed, weakly construed arguments!

So you’re saying that there can’t be corrupt Democrats? Democrat is just a label. Behind that is a person, a human being with emotions and opinions and is given to *gasp* what could be seen as weakness, be it through the lure of money or other favors. And, get this: Both elected Democrats and elected Republicans have their faults!
“OMG No!” You might say. But, yes, it is OMG yes.

“repubs hate that everyone isn’t a millionaire.”

You’re welcome…

J.

Obama was a community organizer in CHICAGO! Chicago has been run by DEMOCRATS since the beginnng of time. What failed DEMOCRATIC policies and out of touch DEMOCRATIC politicians was Obama organizing against?

crickets…

Romney is somewhat selective in which “duly elected representatives” he thinks serve the people. You heard his speech last night. He blasted practically the entire federal government (which has been in Republican control for much of the last 25 years) as “liberal” and out of touch. I guess those elected officials don’t count.

I’m with OW: idiot or fool are the most likely choices.

It’s belittle – to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate

A few years ago, the White House cited these groups ties to their local communities as reasons why they were ideally situated to respond to those in need. Is this an indication that the GOP is giving up on those groups and/or the faith based initiative?

Gov. Palins speech was edited and approved by the McCain campaign team, just like Sen. Bidens was edited and approved by the Obama campaign. So is this an indication that although they are putting a strong pro-life advocate on the ticket, that they will be cutting back on their ties to the grassroots level of faith-based organizations?

I may be reading more into this than there is, but I think that Gov. Palin is walking a fine line with that particular attack. There are community organizers that support GOP causes that may not like to be described with the broad brush that was used to bellitle Sen. Obama’s experience…