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101 sats \ 6 replies \ @freetx 3 Dec 2024 \ parent \ on: Bailing out a Sinking Ship with a Thimble - The Perils of Reforming Government Politics_And_Law
I was talking about this issue with my sister recently and she mentioned how the Catholic Catechism guides that all charity should be done on the smallest possible scale.
Its better for you to help someone in need, then for your neighborhood to help them.
Its better for your neighborhood to help them, then the local parish church
Its better for your church to help them, then your local city
etc...etc...
There is a lot of wisdom in that idea, and its telling that the State always opts for exactly the reverse.
This is deep wisdom. As anyone that has ever done something for someone in need. The giver is rewarded in ways that you would not expect.
100% co-sign that.
In my view the progressive movement's desire to even care about the marginalized comes out of Jesus impact on humanity. Yet, they hate Him.
I also think that followers of Jesus have really allowed the state to come into a role they should not have. Individuals and churches do a lot to help the needy but the fact that the state is so massive and overpowering, they have ceded ground that should have never been given.
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In my view the progressive movement's desire to even care about the marginalized comes out of Jesus impact on humanity. Yet, they hate Him.
I'm always amazed by this. It is mind-bending to me. Jesus was the perfect progressive. He taught that we are all children of God and thus all brothers/sisters. We should love our neighbor as ourselves....
Yet, they seem to have a revulsion to Jesus. They visibly cringe and pull back if you mention any of this.....its almost as if they are possessed.
they have ceded ground that should have never been given
Precisely.
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And the hate is reserved for Christianity and Judaism. Other religions have immunity
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Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’
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To be fair, plenty of progressives say they love Jesus. Its Christians they hate. And as a Christian that's fair. But they sure don't like all the things Jesus said. Nor does anyone really. Jesus offends us all.
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Jesus offends us all
Yes, the Sermon on the Mount is an impossible commandment for us flawed humans to live up to. But we must strive to....
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