Does the religous right really believe the bible?

Question

They claim that the rich create Jobs!

When the bible says:

Micah 6:12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

They are against helping the poor

The bible says

Proverbs 30:14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Proverbs 31:9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Psalms 82:3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

On immigration:

Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

Health Care

Zechariah 7:10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

Why do neocons pretend to be right religiously? when the Bible is against almost all of their policies.

Answer 1

You left out this passage:  "He who is self righteous will burn in h**l for eternity".  

And this one:  "He who blasphemes me shall inherit the dominions of h**l"

Answer 2

I'm a democrat voting against Obama.  I'll answer your question.

The Bible also says," Do not cast your pearls before swine,"   "Don't work don't eat"  "The Lord helps those who help themselves."

Answer 3

if YOU know so much about the Bible,why are you preaching HATE?

here are some democrat goals,,,

keeping abortion (even late term) legal

gutting our military

keeping special interest groups paid by the U.S. government

supports (special) rights for homosexuals

no prayer in schools or any public place

taking God totally out of American lives

REPUBLICANS are for,,,

prayer in school

support for faith based programs and many other issues that democrats are against.

democrats are the HYPOCRITES

Answer 4

You have so taken those passages out of context it is astounding. Are there rich people that have taken advantage of the poor. Absolutely! There always have been and always will be. To imply that this is the fault of "neo-cons" is absurd. That would be like blaming  a group of people in a single country for all the oppression that has occurred around the planet since the beginning of man! Do you know how stupid you sound!

Furthermore, how does what you have quoted lead to Americans being forced into paying for all the entitlements that your liberal buddies feel are owed to those who are too lazy to get off their butts and do things for themselves?

Answer 5

You have an odd way of interpreting Biblical passages.

Answer 6

Statistically 60% of charity contributions come from 30% of the population.

That generous population demographic is middle class Republican Christian.

The least generous group, the group who helps the poor the least is Liberal Democrats making more than 50K per year.

Answer 7

there are also several references about working and providing for your family. reps give more, about 30%, to charities and tithes to church. it is easy to make a reference of any type from the bible. perfect example, eye for and eye sand thou shall not kill. i make less than 30k a year, my wife is diabled due to brain cancer and i have a 9 year old son, still, i give to charities and to my churches food bank. there has to be a balance between helping out and doing it all. and to be honest, do we want a society where people come to solely depend on the gov. as the chinese proverb goes, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to fish....

Answer 8

Most "Neo's" do exactly that. We participated in the military also, so you whiners could sit at their computers in comfort without some one interfering with them. Conservatives give more to the poor than you obviously know. Did you give your ten percent? I thought not.

Edit:

Poor you. Poor, poor you. Get a job.

Answer 9

When it suits them or they just twist the language. Easy to do.

Have several people translate the text and examine the result.

Of course you need individuals who have not been brainwashed yet.

Ingrid

Answer 10

Because peole need help with groceries, we MUST expand the food stamp program?  What about food banks?

And do you not understand the difference between anti-ILLEGAL immigration & anti-immigration?!?  Come on over - LEGALLY!  (And I am in favor of immigration reform to make that easier.)

Answer 11

Yes, but apparently most of them just believe a few verses out of the 'old testament'.  Leviticus appears to be their favorite.  Most sure don't follow the teachings of Christ.