Quote: To bring up being our brother's keeper as a justification for robbing us of our hard earned wages and our liberty is weak, mind numbingly so. If one even "gets" the Bible, the message that God offers is one of liberty, freedom of choice, not a forced obedience. If you believe in God, Jesus as His son, then you choose to obey, to please Him, and to be charitible is for Him. So, to help out others is a personal choice, not one to be done by others, nor by a substitute entity.
Well I didn't really bring up this point but since you did you might as well reread that book carefully. Then ask one of his authority figures (any priest would be a good choice) because it isn't a personal choice, it is a command.
Well Ed, he did prove that some people don't "get" it
BTW, you're spot on. It's amazing that people who claim faith in God think they can also serve mammon (avarice)
Theological discussions get killed pretty quickly around here though, so let's drop that part.
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