>>>>>>>>If a person is truly religious and wants to go to heaven, then the giveaway is not voluntary - it's mandatory. I don't have a problem with the government helping out as long as they don't get too far outside reality.
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>>>>>>>SET DISTRACTION ON
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>>>>>>>Does this mean that God keeps score. So if I give away 50% of my money to the gov't so that they can do whatever it is they do with it, and my neighbor gives away nothing, I get a ticket to heaven and my neighbor doesn't?
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>>>>>>>I think you must think in spiritual terms, not the physical, when discussing the Bible.
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>>>>>>>SET DISTRACTION OFF
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>>>>>>What do I know. Jesus told the rich man to give all his wealth to the poor if he wanted to go to heaven. Would it have mattered if he gave it directly, or if he allowed the 'government' of the time to do it for him, so long as it ended up in the hands of the poor? I know Jesus liked to speak in parables, but "give your wealth to the poor" seems pretty straightforward to me.
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>>>>>He did not say 'give your wealth to the government'. He did not say 'give your wealth to the government so it can be eliminated in administrative overhead and the small percentage remaining can be allocated to pet projects'.
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>>>>>God is not involved in Obama's plan.
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>>>>Oh come on, you know Obama has a personal one-on-one with God every night. He is the messiah, you know.
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>>>As long as it helps in polls only. However, if situation changes, one should remember that Obama has never been friendly with him, saw him just briefly and at least 30 years ago. Also, Obama never shared his views on any problem, knew nothing about them, condemned them all times, and will disown them in the next press release.
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>>And God has never played a role in his campaign and will not be his advisor in the White House.
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>Rev. Wright is his conduit to God.

I wonder if God is a whitey cracker.