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**scewLacysmazy** · 10-03-2011, 10:43 AM

Instead of conservatives talking so much about this being a christian nation, have them live like it is one, starting with an emphasis on all things in common (read the book of Acts), caring for the poor, the widow's mite (yes, you should be taxed more if wealthy). Turn the other cheek. Avoid war (NT baby, none of that OT shit) Imagine if these conservative Christians ACTUALLY wanted a government that embraced REAL christian principles.

Hell, I am agnostic and even I see the beauty in real christianity. Why can't christians?

I can’t speak for all Christians, and I heard democrat Christian that believe as you do. However, there are many flaws in this thinking. If taxes went truly to just help the poor, you would have me on board with paying more taxes, but we all know that democrats and republicans have been spending uncontrollably on pet projects that don’t go to help the poor – Cowboy Poetry to name one. Do you honestly believe that it is worth destroying this country economically for projects like Cowboy Poetry that can be paid for by admission tickets instead of taxes? And this pet project is a harmless one. What about projects that go against Christian ethics?

Also, our founding fathers that where Christian believed in separation of church and state. Christian’s believe in tithing (giving) to help the poor not government taking. Do you not see that there is no spiritual merit in having money taken from you by the government when you have no option to not pay those taxes. Christianity, as are most if not all religions, based on personal responsibility and personal giving and doing on to others – not government imposed responsiblity.

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scewLacysmazy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	Instead of conservatives talking so much about this being a christian nation, have them live like it is one, starting with an emphasis on all things in common (read the book of Acts), caring for the poor, the widow's mite (yes, you should be taxed more if wealthy). Turn the other cheek. Avoid war (NT baby, none of that OT shit) Imagine if these conservative Christians ACTUALLY wanted a government that embraced REAL christian principles. Hell, I am agnostic and even I see the beauty in real christianity. Why can't christians? I can’t speak for all Christians, and I heard democrat Christian that believe as you do. However, there are many flaws in this thinking. If taxes went truly to just help the poor, you would have me on board with paying more taxes, but we all know that democrats and republicans have been spending uncontrollably on pet projects that don’t go to help the poor – Cowboy Poetry to name one. Do you honestly believe that it is worth destroying this country economically for projects like Cowboy Poetry that can be paid for by admission tickets instead of taxes? And this pet project is a harmless one. What about projects that go against Christian ethics? Also, our founding fathers that where Christian believed in separation of church and state. Christian’s believe in tithing (giving) to help the poor not government taking. Do you not see that there is no spiritual merit in having money taken from you by the government when you have no option to not pay those taxes. Christianity, as are most if not all religions, based on personal responsibility and personal giving and doing on to others – not government imposed responsiblity.
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