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socphoenix@midwest.social to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

Christians Explain Why Jesus Was Too Liberal

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Christians Explain Why Jesus Was Too Liberal

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socphoenix@midwest.social to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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According to Christian leaders, many evangelicals have begun to reject Jesus’s teachings because they sound too similar to liberal talking points. The Onion asked Christians why the Son of God comes off as “weak” and leftist, and this is what they said.
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    When James spoke of helping the poor, he said, “is is not enough to say ‘be warm and well fed’, you must actually give him food and clothing”. He might also have said, “it is not enough to say, ‘be healed!’, you must also pay his medical bill”.

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      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse_oblige

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