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| Wed, 10-13-2004 - 2:01am |
Just a little bit from the page:
Peacemaking, not War Making: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Resist
not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. I say unto you, Love your
enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despite-fully use you, and
persecute you;
The Death Penalty: Thou shalt not kill
Crime and Punishment: If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to cast a stone at her. Do not judge, lest
you too be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured
to you.
Justice: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the
merciful: for they shall obtain mercy But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
Corporate Greed and the Religion of Wealth: In the temple courts found men selling cattle, sheep and doves and other
sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle;
he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. Watch out! Be on your guard against
all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Truly, I say unto you, it will
be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. You cannot serve both God and Money.
Paying Taxes & Separation of Church & State: Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the
things that are God's.
Community: Love your neighbor as yourself. . So in everything, do to others as you would have them do to you.
If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
Equality & Social Programs: But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed,
because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
Public Prayer & Displays of Faith: And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in
the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret…
Strict Enforcement of Religious Laws: If any of you has a son or a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take
hold of it and lift it out? The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
Individuality & Personal Spiritual Experience: Ye are the light of the world.

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First of all, I didn't say "all the churches" .... please stop putting superlatives in my mouth. But to answer your question, just do a little research on the history of Christianity and you'll see that it's true for the most part.
Bev
I think political discussion of this nature is one of the great things about our country.
All the Republican presidents have.
Anyone notice that abortion's champion in Roe/Wade has changed her mind and says abortion is a bad thing now?
Also saw something last week that thanks to abortion, liberals aren't having enough children so their voting bloc power is being diluted over time.>
Why is he wanting to ban it then? Here are a few links of it:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/01/23/MN178845.DTL
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3245041.stm
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/jan2001/abor-j24.shtml
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031021-112742-9765r.htm
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=423
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/facts/030114_waronwomen.html
Bev
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Isn't he using the anti-abortion thing in his campaign? Saying he's against abortion to get votes? In the second debate didn't he say that tax payers money will not go to it and he won't have it?
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