Jesus wouldn't be a Republican.

    One of the saddest things is watching a bunch of stupid godless pigs (never mind where) argue over which side really got permission from Jesus to be stupid godless pigs.

    Newsflash: Government works by force. It does not generate any wealth. It does not wait for word from god to kill people. That's why the national debt is out of control, both parties totally ignore that Biblical advice about not being debtors.

    "Christianity" in the hands of government is not a religion, it's just an excuse to be government.

    Newsflash: Neither party upholds marriage. Traditional marriage was the promise of people about to become parents to never need government oversight of their responsibilities to their children and each other. Both parties have made marriage the implementation of government oversight. That makes "marriage" totally unnecessary since government oversight happens anyway when vows do not work, which is most of the time now after almost 50 year of no fault divorce laws.

    "Pastor" David George made national news Sunday. How? Did he write a new law that will make marriage meaningful again? No. Did he write a new law that will stop the national debt from destroying the meaning of money too now that marriage means nothing? No. He killed Tim Day. Did he put the fear of any god into anyone? No. He put the fear of his gun into people. In defense of David George we should note that Tim Day was a criminal firing a gun haphazardly (?) and might have harmed people had not the pastor stopped him.

    It might become necessary from time to time to depend on the convincing power of a gun, but will that convincing power restore marriage? No. Will it reduce the national debt? No. Neither Donald Trump nor Bill Clinton were experts on good marriage. Mike Pence might have had an exemplary married life, but his main focus is government force, which has been identified as the problem, not the solution.

    Nowhere in the Bible does it tell the poor to walk up to whomever they pick and demand support. Nowhere does it tell the rich to shoot them if they ask.  That's the government, not any religion whatsoever.

While we are ALL sinners(republican and democrat), it's pretty easy to see that overall Jesus would be more inline with conservatives than liberals and that gap is getting more and more profound lately. although obviously, I am sure He could call out both sides for doing wrong on some level as no one is sinless.

but one of the easiest ways to counter your quote there would be the abortion issue which is why I can't believe you would claim that when one of the most serious issues a democrat violates is a babies right-to-life as they make it easier for a mother to kill her unborn child and that can't be a good thing. basically once you remove the sugar coating, abortion is murder in the eyes of God when you put it bluntly. it's pretty hard to top that one and like I always say once someone gets that basic life issue wrong, they tend to be backwards in many other moral areas like euthanasia/gay agenda etc which Jesus Christ strongly opposes.

basically when it comes to the abortion issue, which is a major issue in the eyes of God, liberals put a persons "choice" higher than a persons right-to-life when it should be the other way around. basically they have to sugar coat a immoral thing by labeling it 'pro-choice' (so it looks better on the surface) instead of what it really is, which is a life issue. which is why us conservatives call it pro-life.

so like I mentioned above, someone who fails to get this most basic serious issue right(like abortion since it's a basic life issue), it's not surprising they are backwards in many other areas and it shows.

so just on paper... conservatives are more inline with God than liberals given what they support.

p.s. for the record... I am not suggesting that all conservatives end up in heaven or all liberals end up in hell as only God can judge you (I would imagine some from both sides end up in heaven and hell). I am just saying that in terms of basic stuff both parties support it's pretty easy to see which is more inline with God and which is one is not. this tends to show with those who take Jesus Christ's teachings a bit more seriously are usually are conservative and those who don't buy into Christianity (or don't take it that seriously as they might have basic believe in God but that's about as far as it goes) are probably more likely to be liberal. basically you can either follow the worlds ways(which are often opposed to God), or follow Jesus Christ in general and try to do something decent here and there where you can.

All of that is technically accurate as I can't say anything against that when it comes to Jesus Christ.

but some people have a twisted view of 'love' at times. like some people think you have to accept everything people do like gay agenda etc, even when it clearly goes contrary to what Jesus Christ teaches. sure, we got to treat them decently etc but it does not mean we have to accept/promote immorality which many do nowadays with that 'accept this or else' mindset and it's getting worse with people trying to brainwash kids at a early age into accepting immoral things etc and it's having it's intended effect to as you can see many are buying into the worlds way of thinking instead of sticking to God's unchangeable truths.

basically if someone loves someone... the ultimate goal of that person is to help the other reach heaven. so calling someone out for something immoral they are doing is actually a act of love, since your trying to correct their wrong and get them onto the right path. it's not hate like many would say lately. sure, if someone is getting violent etc towards say a gay person I would oppose those people. like those people who say 'God hates f*gs' (or the like) are wrong because God loves everyone, but He wants us to love Him back. proof of our love towards God is in actions. so we need to follow His commandments the best we can as that's proof of our love towards Him. sure, we will have our mistakes(sins) but at least trying to become more like Him gives Him something to work with. basically in a basic sense, try to cut out sin as much as one can (basically follow the ten commandments) and be charitable towards others when you can etc is the gist of it although one really needs to have a regular life or prayer as it gives one strength (as in you receive grace from God) to resist sin and do the right thing etc.

p.s. hell, even on the issue of the border wall Trump wants... liberals pretty much what to open the borders and let whoever into the country (they will obviously disagree with that, because it looks bad, but their actions pretty much say otherwise). but us republicans want secure borders as we are trying to put the countries safety first. that's why we need the wall as it will stop the flood of non-citizens(along with plenty of criminals like MS-13 etc) coming into the country illegally and while many crossing the border mean no harm, there is still plenty who are bad for the country and we need to stop that first and foremost and worry about the other stuff once that is fixed etc (I know things ain't always in clear cut black-and-white but you got to start somewhere). I think this is basically a good article on immigration in general... www.tfp.org/what-does-saint-thomas-say-about-immigration/

It should be noted that there weren't as many deadbeats in Christ's day as there are today. They didn't survive. They couldn't. You had to work to live. The Roman government wasn't gonna take care of you from cradle to grave.

So the poor people back then were "genuine poor." They physically couldn't care for themselves. They weren't entitled lefty douchebags who hated corporations despite depending on them for their lavish lifestyles.

I suppose so.  I've linked it before.  Where were you then?

   Sometimes by protecting the people who produce things it can appear that the government has produced anything.  That is indeed a contribution to production in some sense.  There is a limit to what government can accomplish in that regard that people too often overlook.

   Nothing in the first verse you quoted allows anyone to demand anything of the rich.  The second verse does not apply to all the rich, just the man, or perhaps the type of man, addressed.  Your concept of what those verses mean does illustrate what an unusual "religion" Christianity is.

   You are obviously deluded by 1960s era military propaganda regarding "hippies."  The military was on the political right during the conflicts against communism.  The era ended with the overthrow of the Shah of Iran. Since then our military has been opposed by the political and religious right, which coincidentally has long hair and beards.  You are the leftist in the room, whatever length your hair might be.