Re: Obama ... the myth believer

It is my personal obligation to help ease the suffering of the poor
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the difference is that you are not pointing to abrahamic religious
doctrine for justification

On Feb 2, 5:19 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually Obama has the idea correct. He just has the players wrong. It
> is my personal obligation to help ease the suffering of the poor and
> infirm, as to Government... he was for complete separation of these
> ideals..."Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto
> God the things that are God's" unless he considers himself and the
> government to be God.
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> On Feb 2, 5:09 pm, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > The president told the audience that he is motivated by "the Biblical
> > call to care for the least of these — for the poor, for those at the
> > margins of our society, to answer the responsibility we're given in
> > Proverbs to 'speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for
> > the rights of all who are destitute.'"
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> > He talked of the importance of "living by the principle that we are
> > our brother's keeper, caring for the poor and those in need." He
> > added, "But for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus'
> > teaching that 'for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.'
> > It mirrors the Islamic belief that those who've been blessed have an
> > obligation to use those blessings to help others, or the Jewish
> > doctrine of moderation and consideration for others."
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> > Do you think the government is be 'obligated' to feed the poor,
> > provide housing and health care ... because their religious doctrine
> > says we should?
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> > a prime example of why we must keep religion out of the government.
> > let'em fund their own charities w/o our tax dollars.

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