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I’m pretty sure that Jesus was talking that a person should sacrifice themselves to help the poor.  I don’t recall at all his command that you’ll get to heaven by stealing from someone else to give to the poor.

1% of Americans pay 40% of the income tax.
5% of Americans pay 60% of the income tax.
10% of Americans pay 70% of the income tax.

but I’m pretty sure that Jesus wanted to help people who wanted to help themselves.

You should really stay away from theological discussions.  And the WSJ guy is an idiot.  Jesus did not limit anything to 10%.  Give unto your need.

Give unto your need

Waiting for you worthless liberals to step up to the plate.

Jesus did not limit anything to 10%

They call it tithes.

And as far as the liberal’s welfare plans.  Wasn’t the road to hell paved with good intentions?  The fact that these welfare plans have led to untold destruction in families and lives is a mark against those that have failed to learn from reality.

1% of Americans pay 40% of the income tax.
5% of Americans pay 60% of the income tax.
10% of Americans pay 70% of the income tax.

Jesus did not limit anything to 10%.

He was talking about biblical-era tax rates, moron.  The kind levied by the Romans, etc.

Seriously. Try to follow along.

The purpose of government shouldn’t be to do good, but simply to refrain from doing evil.

Biden, you are filthy rich.  Why don’t you give till it hurts.

You should really stay away from theological discussions.  And the WSJ guy is an idiot.  Jesus did not limit anything to 10%.  Give unto your need.

Hawk,

So, after advising against “theological discussions” you proceed to continue the “theological discussion”???  That’s a pretty convoluted thought sequence… even for an attorney!

“Capitalism is optimism monetized.”

Biden, you are filthy rich.  Why don’t you give till it hurts.

Biden made 300,000 - 400,000 and gave a very small amount to charity somewhere in the 360 dollar range but wants to spend other peoples money.

Check out:
Goon’s North Dakota Red Neck
Goon’s World

Taxes are confiscated by force; tithing is given voluntarily.
Big difference.  Biden steps in it again.

If govt control of the economy were the way to go, the Soviet Union would be the richest, most powerful nation in the history of the world.

Thanks to Obama, America remains the only country where it is illegal to drill our own oil!

Who does Joe Biden think he is; Tim Mathern?

No Free Lunch

The one thing the selection of Joe Biden as the Democrats’ VP candidate brings to the discussion is a serious question about the judgment of the guy who chose him, Barack Obama.  This is no small thing, as Obama has repeatedly told us that his campaign is based on judgment, not experience (since, obviously, Obama has no experience!)

Joe Biden is apparently an affably witless blowhard, who makes even John Edwards look thoughtfully intelligent by comparison.

For most of us, patriotism is about respect and honor and sacrifice that comes from within us as individuals… not what government forces us to surrender in the name of group victimology and class warfare.

If Biden is the best choice Obama could come up with for VP, I shudder to think what sort of idiots he’s staff a government with, or allow into his inner circle of advisors… or appoint to the Supreme Court and the federal bench.

Biden has certain amusement value to be sure.  Its not often we see someone who can speak so tirelessly with a foot in his mouth.  But as Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden is a clear and present reminder that the candidate with no pertinent experience is more than a little short in the judgment department as well.

“Capitalism is optimism monetized.”

The one thing the selection of Joe Biden as the Democrats’ VP candidate brings to the discussion is a serious question about the judgment of the guy who chose him, Barack Obama.  This is no small thing, as Obama has repeatedly told us that his campaign is based on judgment, not experience (since, obviously, Obama has no experience!)

The Left thinks Biden is sooooo smart. The man is a gaffe factory.

Check out:
Goon’s North Dakota Red Neck
Goon’s World

If Joe Biden was president, the State of the Union message would last right on through Valentines Day.

“Capitalism is optimism monetized.”

Biden is the deadliest arrow in the Republican quiver.

Grrrrrrrrrr

There’s a huge difference between compassion and taxes.

Compassion is when someone sees a need and gives of themselves to fix it.

Taxes create and staff programs. Most of the money collected actually benifits the government employees hired to solve the problem.

Grrrrrrrrrr

the State of the Union message would last right on through Valentines Day.

Who’s stuff will he be reading?

1% of Americans pay 40% of the income tax.
5% of Americans pay 60% of the income tax.
10% of Americans pay 70% of the income tax.

Who’s stuff will he be reading?

It doesn’t really matter much.  Biden has already demonstrated a casual disregard for other people’s material.  And if it really was Biden giving a State of the Union Speech, the only ones paying any attention would be the sound engineers and the cameramen.

Actually, the only problem would be getting Barack Obama to give up a couple teleprompters.

“Capitalism is optimism monetized.”

If Joe Biden was president, the State of the Union message would last right on through Valentines Day.

Which year?

Shrugging off the mindless, baseless attacks of Liberal hyenas and jackals since 2007

”(Proof) You’re, as we say in Hawaii, No Ka Oi!”

-unsolicited testimonial

WWJD? I think he’d redo the whipping the moneychangers thing and whip the heck out of Senators who vote for infanticide (Obama) and Senators who use His name to justify theft (Biden).

You should really stay away from theological discussions.  And the WSJ guy is an idiot.  Jesus did not limit anything to 10%.  Give unto your need.

Hawk,

Wow! You couldn’t be more wrong. 
First, the tax rates in the OT were 10%.  It was a flat tax that all paid. 

Second, giving in the NT (to the church for operating costs) is not set at any rate.  Believers are encouraged to give whatever amount they desire as long as they have it to give. 

Third, giving is totally unrelated to taxes.  The silliness of the analogy is both ignorant and ironic. Ignorant because confiscation and giving are so far from each other.  To suggest that biblical giving is the standard for tax policy is so absurd as to be laughable. And ironic because democrats are willing to ignore the separation of church and state by making the analogy in the first place.

“Catholic social doctrine as I was taught it is, you take care of people who need the help the most,”

Someone should alert this fool as to what “Catholic social doctrine” says about abortion.

So called “liberals” have no shame. First they call everybody who even mentions Christianity or God “theocrats”, then they turn around and pervert the meaning of the Christian teachings to their own selfish and deadly ends.

This is what Barack Obama and Joseph Biden support:

Every three days, more African-Americans are killed by abortion than
have been killed by the Ku Klux Klan in its entire history.

Barack Obama: more successful in killing blacks than the KKK.

Now what was it that Biden was saying about “Catholic social doctrine” again?

“Liberal” jackasses. All of them.

Third, giving is totally unrelated to taxes.  The silliness of the analogy is both ignorant and ironic. Ignorant because confiscation and giving are so far from each other.

I am not the one who was making the analogy.  It was the ignorant moron in the WSJ.  There was not a Roman income tax of 10%, he was talking about tithing. 

Believers are encouraged to give whatever amount they desire as long as they have it to give.

And Jesus did not say to give anything you desire as long as you could afford it, he said give everything you could afford.

Giving everything you can afford to help others is noble.

Giving everything you can afford to the government is like flushing it down the toilet.

Jesus taught personal charity, voluntary giving to help those in the Church in need; He did not advocate forced charitable giving through onerous government taxation. He never taught us to put our hands in anyone elses pocket so that we could give to others.

It is understandable that Christians, in this case liberal Christians, feeling compassion for others would force into Scripture a social Gospel that does not exist there in reality. But, I am always amused these people never volunteer to give a greater percentage of their income in taxes, despite the current rates.

In keeping silent about evil, in burying it deep within us, so that it appears nowhere on the surface, we are implanting it, and it will rise up a thousandfold in the future.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The Gulag Archipelago

Jesus H,.... you know the rest..

Joe Biden: God’s gift to Republicans.

“Bet he’s sorry, now..” Sarah Palin

And Jesus did not say to give anything you desire as long as you could afford it, he said give everything you could afford.

Wrong again H.

Again what the hell does personal charity have to do with taxes?  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Biden made the connection and your comments imply the same.

Personal charity is a virtue Christ taught.  Government is no charitable organization nor is tax revenues charitable contributions.  The difference is clear when you consider the teaching of Christ on taxes.

Let me get this striaght, religion needs to be kept out of the public sphere when it comes to abortion, profanity, sex education, same sex marraige, and pornography; but religion can enter the sphere to justify tax increases.

Grrrrrrrrrr

but religion can enter the sphere to justify tax increases.

And to pander to certain groups; to try and show you have some sort of moral compass when getting caught doing something you shouldn’t, you grab a bible and go to church; ect

‘A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.’  - Thomas Jefferson.