cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/22328071

The former billionaire, who inherited a coal mining business from his father, presides over a state where 29% of residents are on Medicaid

When Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia was asked about the Senate Republicans’ newly released portion of the proposed spending bill that requires parents of children older than 14 to work for Medicaid, he said, “biblically, we are supposed to work.”

  • FerretyFever0@fedia.io
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    “Biblically” you should go out there and donate your wealth to the poor people that you’re shitting on. All of it. Go spread the word of the Lord. Get out there, help people. Do it, you won’t. No balls.

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      Well that is because you are interpreting that part of the bible wrong /s

      Christians love their bible. The parts they can use to oppress people. The other parts they just ignore.

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        They quote “Paul” more than Jesus. Paul probably wrote 7 out of 28 books in the New Testament. Another 7 are attributed to him. It used to be very popular to pretend to be Paul. Odds are, a lot of the stuff they’re quoting came from some random guy (well, that’s most of the Bible, let’s be honest), and the rest was altered by a bunch of monks to better fit the message that nobles, monarchs, and the Church wanted to push, which was subservience.

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    16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”

    17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

    18 “Which ones?” he inquired.

    Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’[c] and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’[d]”

    20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

    21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

    22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

    Matthew 19.

    Most of these so-called christians are not following their text very well.