A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
--Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (July 1 1742 – February 24 1799) (German scientist, satirist and philosopher), _Aphorisms (1765-1799)_ Notebook E (1775 - 1776) E 49
After eight years of bashing Christians, it’s nice to see Democrats praising Jesus again. But their arguments show a deep misunderstanding of what the faith mandates. Jesus called His followers to feed the hungry; He didn’t demand Pontius Pilate feed the hungry. Jesus didn’t don a balaclava, kick a centurion in the shins, and hang a #resistentiam banner from an aqueduct. He gathered the faithful and commanded them to love others. - Jon Gabriel, Ed., Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesars
21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
--Matthew 19:21-22, RSV
I note that Jesus did NOT say “Take what your neighbor possesses and give to the poor.”
--danok1, comment on https://ricochet.com/417120/render-caesar-things-caesars/
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