I was reading the New Testament last night, the part where a rich young noble asks Jesus what he needs to do to please God. Jesus tells him he needs to give away all of his wealth to the poor and follow him.

Notice, Jesus didn't say "Give ME all of your wealth so I can give to the poor." Nor did Jesus say, "Give all of your wealth to the government so they can give it to the poor." 

I think the public option to make health care affordable and accessible is a key, fulfilling moral obligation in this country.

Affordable to whom?

Jesus' admonitions were always addressed to individuals, not governments. He never told His disciples to petition the Governor to establish programs for the poor.

The Good Samaritan took care of the beaten man himself; he was not a representative of a government program. 

Surely you will quote me this proverb: physician, heal thyself.

The fact is, Mr. Ed, that Jesus would be for a system that provides the best care for the most people at the best price - which ain't obamacare.

BTW- Since when do you leftards give a crap what Jesus would do? But since you apparently do, try reading his book, you will find it's pro-life, it's for a low 10% flat tax rate, it believes employers also have rights (the parable of the laborers in the vineyard), it implies that marriage is between a man and a woman, and a whole host of other things objectionable to leftists - like sin and judgment and the need for repentance and forgiveness...

HAND (have a nice day)

Whenever I hear stuff like this it always reminds me of Acts 19 13:15, " But certain from the strolling Jews, exorcists, undertook to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those having evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches. And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, doing this. But answering the evil spirit said, I know Jesus, and I comprehend Paul, but who are you?"

"Fight the good fight every moment
It's your only way"  Triumph

Jesus would rally the Church to like it is written in Acts.

But while we are on the subject of WWJD, let's talk about that part where abortions are neither mentioned/not mentioned.

You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

Absolutely!  It's funny to me that the liberals now wish to put morality and/or a moral spin on anything they want.  For myself, I never worry about health care or any such thing, as Jesus has all that covered in my life and in the life of my family.  (He's fantastic like that.)  The government can offer me nothing, and I mean nothing, that is better than what Jesus has done for me and what He is doing for me daily.  Such liberal arrogance.  It's mind-numbing, really.

-Eric

(this is in response to post by motherbelt above.  posted in the wrong spot!  stupid me.)

Corpulent unionism brought to the telly.

Everytime I see this guy's mug, it reminds me of the days I spent as a UAW member, listening to all the fat blowhards spout off about everything except how to keep the company competitive.

So Jesus would vote yes for a bill that funds abortions and has death panels.

If I may paraphrase..."That's not the Jesus I know."

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"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we can not resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary."  -Sister Lucia

Ed is confusing Jesus with Judas. Remember when Mary Magdeline was washing Jesus' feet? She was pouring expensive perfume on HIS feet. Perfume that she bought and paid for with her own money. Judas walked in, and in typical liberal fashion, questioned her as to why she did not let him take that perfume, sell it and give some of the money to the poor.  

Jesus said "The poor will always be among you."

BTW....If you know HIM, talk about who he is, not who he was. 

“A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.” - Ecclesiastes 10:2

1. If we take Jesus to be the modernist-leftist "historical Jesus" (code word for "he was a great hippy teacher revolutionary"), then it matters not what he would've "voted" or thought on this issue, for the "historical Jesus" has been dead for 2000 years -- his bones are probably dust now.  The man, his brutal death and teachings are as meaningless as the cold, unfeeling universe. 

2. However, if we take Jesus to be the Son of God and Creator of the Universe as consistently portrayed in the 27 books (documents) of the canonized New Testament, then sorry, but He did not advocate for government solutions for universal healthcare.

   • No, instead we find quotes like:

     • 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'.  -- Matt. 19:21.  Note that He does not say "go, coerce others under penalty of law sell their possessions to confiscate their wealth and give it to the poor..." Instead, he commands that, if we wish to be perfect, we freely renounce our own wealth in favor of Himself.

     • While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked. "This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor." Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.  -- Matt. 26:6-11.  Note that He sees right through them.  He then makes it clear that He favors lavish charity (love) bestowed upon Him, their "neighbor" and Lord, over vague and theoretical platitudes about "helping the poor."  The Commandment is to "Love your neighbor as yourself", not "Love your detached abstraction of 'the poor'"

   • Why is it so difficult to understand that in Christianity, the individual reigns supreme over the State (Sound familiar? Consider the founding documents of the USA.), since the individual person is considered the creation of the Living God, whereas the State is the temporary creation of man.

Hey Ed Jesus would definatley vote AGAINST abortion and euthansia. 

For crying out loud Ed.., stand on your head for a while and get some blood flowing into that oxygen starved grey mass between your ears.  You now can speculate what Jesus would do?  No more vitamins for you.

We were warned there would be false prophets.

First thing that comes to my mind when a cool aid drinker, channels the word of God, without regard to what the bible says  - is the socialist theocracy of Jonestown.

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