Yes, that.



Whatever though. I wasn't planning on voting for Wright in the first place.

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"Jesus said: I have cast fire upon the world, and behold I guard it until it is ablaze."
Gospel of Thomas

I agree with letting able-bodied persons work for their food. I also believe charity is honorable.

I can't seem to find the verse that says "verily shalt thou fleece the flock and build a mansion"

Any of you Bible scholars that can point me in the right (Wright?) direction, kindly do so.

Matt

Perhaps the good reverend should have recruited the construction crew for his new mansion from patrons of his church’s existing soup kitchen.

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“Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.” - Lord Palmerston

Indeed. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch in many cases.

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If the white devils hadn't "held him down" it would have been a much more expensive home, probably in Hollywood near the segregated black celebrities section. (they were also held down by the white devils)

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Sure...it is in the book of Sham, Chapter 1, verse two.
Right after that is "...brethren when you minister to the multitudes, glorify yourself and build opulent quarters so than others may see your magnificence."

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The government cannot give without first taking.

SOB - I agree with what you said regards the right having serious issues along the lines of ministering to folks and preaching the word regards the poor etc etc.....

This issue goes directly to the progressive mindset and has politcal undertones to me at least- Brookes wrote a book 2 years ago- after serious and lengthy research the up shot is cons give an average 30% more to charity than progressives. The point being, they are great when it comes to getting the gov. to open up the taxpayer pocket books but not much when it comes out of their own kick. This opulence is fine as long as he realizes that for all is preaching, it sounds a little hollow now.

I don’t belong to a church. I did but grew weary when I read about the riches the catholic church has acquired and maintains. Yes they also have huge costs – missionary work, propping up parishes that don’t make their existence worth keeping, but in the end, the wealth the church holds is rather grotesque.

Same for the mega churches etc. The preachers who preach the word by and large due to folks who occupy a "class" it appears above that of the average trinity church parishioner. Oh don’t get me wrong, when Roberts said if he didn’t raise millions he was going to die and that old lady on a pension sent cash, he is just as guilty as Wright is. And maybe is it time to expose that for what it is, and I say, bring it on.

I know that, and I don’t play any games with it. Each according to his needs- BUT from this perspective, considering the folks he is working with, in the conditions under which he fostered outreach, job prgms , in the arena he chose this is just a little much.

In short he’s just another hypocrite, feeding off folks who have even less resources than those who put the mega church hucksters in their mansions. I am forced as well to make another connection here- the Obamas didn't exactly cover themselves with glory ala tithes and charitable giving etc. before the last 2 years. On the average 3%, and that’s only dragged up by the last 2 years in which he was now in the senate (4% and 6%)....hummm a cynic could make much of that..but I'll leave it.

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"The captain has turned off the `No Dubbing' sign. You are free to speak any language you choose."

have you even considered that The Rev Wright, by fucking poor people out of their money to live high off the hog, may be reaching out to Republicans, saying in effect, "look I have conservative values too"

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

absolutely, as I said I have will have no truck with those yo yos....hypocrasy knows no party.

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"The captain has turned off the `No Dubbing' sign. You are free to speak any language you choose."

Those are not values unique to conservatives (check out John Edwards crib); thus, as Imperator stated, being a hypocrit is common from those who are to the right or to the left.