You can never hear enough of that sickening Pat Robertson...

[Odin]

I find it funny that christian fundies hate socialism even though Jesus said the "meek shall inherit the earth." Stupid hypocrites.

[Drake Tungsten]

I find it funny that christian fundies hate socialism even though Jesus said the "meek shall inherit the earth." Stupid hypocrites.

What do "the meek" have to do with socialism?

[Odin]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

I find it funny that christian fundies hate socialism even though Jesus said the "meek shall inherit the earth." Stupid hypocrites.

What do "the meek" have to do with socialism?

Meek = Common hard working people getting paid ****e while the Corporate big-wigs get tons of $$$ each year. If Jesus was alive today he would be a commie.

[monkspider]

Don't worry Odin, most of the conservatives at this site only worship the Republican Party.

[Odin]

Originally posted by monkspider
Don't worry Odin, most of the conservatives at this site only worship the Republican Party.

So true.

[Berzerker]

I find it funny that christian fundies hate socialism even though Jesus said the "meek shall inherit the earth." Stupid hypocrites.

Meek = Common hard working people getting paid ****e while the Corporate big-wigs get tons of $$$ each year. If Jesus was alive today he would be a commie.

The leaps in logic you make interpreting the Bible are matched only by the Fundies. Meek doesn't mean the common man today and the word back then (in greek of course) meant wise and disciplined, not humble and restrained (which is what it means today). The word's origin comes from horse training and a horse that was "meek" was smart and disciplined...

[monkspider]

Oh brother, so now Jesus was talking about a horse? You libs get wackier and wackier.

[Odin]

@ Berz

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Berzerker




The leaps in logic you make interpreting the Bible are matched only by the Fundies. Meek doesn't mean the common man today and the word back then (in greek of course) meant wise and disciplined, not humble and restrained (which is what it means today). The word's origin comes from horse training and a horse that was "meek" was smart and disciplined...

(1) Jesus spoke Aramaic, not greek.
(2)Perhaps you could enlighten by naming the greek word you're referring to?

[Elok]

While we're at it, there weren't any "corporate bigwigs" in ancient Jerusalem either, so I'd say they're even. Anyway, I suspect that he's referring to the fact that most of our NT comes from Greek translations, which would presumptively have used the most appropriate word.
Also note that "inheriting the earth" doesn't automatically mean bloody Marxist revolution or whatever. The more sensible interpretation would be to read it as a reference to the general resurrection. Also, note that Christianity has messages of turning the other cheek, forbearing in times of suffering, "slaves, obey your masters," etc. The early disciples, as recorded in Acts, did live in communes of sorts, but the giving wasn't forced as it is under communism. Just to forestall the S.A.B.s, and the Commie Annotated Bible if there is one, and any others out there, Ananias (I think that was his name) and his wife were not struck dead for failing to share, but for lying and saying that they did. That particular argument is based on a hasty and apparently biased reading..

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

(2)Perhaps you could enlighten by naming the greek word you're referring to?

The Greek word is praos. "Meek" comes from ye olde englishe.

http://www.truthmagazine.com/archives/volume17/TM017550.htm

[Dis]

as I said in the other thread, I will personally bring down all western religions.

I would bring down all religions, but it's not politically correct to assail Islam.

[Bosh]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove


(1) Jesus spoke Aramaic, not greek.
(2)Perhaps you could enlighten by naming the greek word you're referring to?

But the Gospels were mostly written in Greek, so what Jesus spoke isn't all that relevant here. I think berzerker is in the right here, there's a really bizarre tendency among people of all stripes (even non-Christians) to think that just because something is good that Jesus must have been for it 100%.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Static Universe


The Greek word is praos. "Meek" comes from ye olde englishe.

http://www.truthmagazine.com/archive...7/TM017550.htm

So meek means mild mannered, patient, gentle, kind, and not seeking to cause trouble. That is not the same as wise and disciplined. They're certainly not mutually exclusive, but not the same.

[GePap]

God, some people here form both sides are really hung up on communism..give it ai break. NO, Christianity does not advocate communism: communism (OK, Marxism) is a modern socio-economic theory developed out of the works of the Enlightenment. But Christianity is not very capitalism firendly either, and capitalism itself is an economic theory that is a product of the Enlightenment. So bacisally, the Bible is not on either side, and if someone like Pat Robertson associates Christianity with Capitalism, he is a bigger idiot than I thought.