I am just puzzled as to how you come to that opinion. Please explain your position on that. I shall explain mine, as well. I am not here to convince you or anyone else of anything, honestly. I am here to share my opinions, and learn the opinions of others. My apologies if I have appeared rude.
>>> I am just puzzled as to how you come to that opinion. Please explain your position on that. I shall explain mine, as well. I am not here to convince you or anyone else of anything, honestly. I am here to share my opinions, and learn the opinions of others. My apologies if I have appeared rude.
No problem at all. Frankly, it's trying to prove a negative, since there's really nothing about Jesus that has any real connection with "community organizing." Here's an excerpt from an article discussing community organizing (read the whole article, it's pretty interesting)...
Community organizing is most identified with the left-wing Chicago activist Saul Alinsky (1909-72), who pretty much defined the profession. In his classic book, Rules for Radicals, Alinsky wrote that a successful organizer should be “an abrasive agent to rub raw the resentments of the people of the community; to fan latent hostilities of many of the people to the point of overt expressions.” Once such hostilities were “whipped up to a fighting pitch,” Alinsky continued, the organizer steered his group toward confrontation, in the form of picketing, demonstrating, and general hell-raising. At first, the organizer tackled small stuff, like demanding the repair of streetlights in a city park; later, when the group gained confidence, the organizer could take on bigger targets. But at all times, the organizer’s goal was not to lead his people anywhere, but to encourage them to take action on their own behalf. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWMxNGUxZWJjYzg1NjA0MTlmZDZmMjUwZGU3ZjAwNmU=
and an appropriate quote from another blog...
"Let us not confuse community organizing with charity for thy brother, the two are not the same thing. Community organizing is often times very confrontational, but more importantly it is concerned with “what can we get for our group” to the exclusion of other groups. You had different groups essentially competing for limited services and goods (namely government subsidies) and this often leads to other then Christ-like behavior."
and another...
"Indeed, if we want to use these categories at all: Jesus was the anti-community-organizer. He was opposed to the very idea of “organizing people,” agitating the community, getting them to “improve their lives.” “Blessed are the meek,” he said, “for they shall inherit the earth.” Are people persecuting you?, Jesus asked. Then don’t fight back. Rather, bless them and love them. One can argue whether or not those ideas are true or make ethical sense. What one cannot argue about is: that has nothing to do with community organizing." http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/pontius-palin-and-messiah-obama/
After reading that, and examining the "definition" of community organizer, it seems pretty clear that Jesus wasn't a "community organizer." His mission was to spread the word of God and to fulfill God's promise of redemption, not reform the existing society.
And I'll leave you with this to consider...
“Jesus was a torture victim; Caiaphas was a law professor,”
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Touché!
Touché x 2!
Sopal
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And if it makes a lot of people feel good to trash and attack Palin and others they disagree with I suppose it's ok.
((((Running an efficient state that returns part of the profits to the people and has an 85% approval rating.))))
>>> I am just puzzled as to how you come to that opinion. Please explain your position on that. I shall explain mine, as well. I am not here to convince you or anyone else of anything, honestly. I am here to share my opinions, and learn the opinions of others. My apologies if I have appeared rude.
No problem at all. Frankly, it's trying to prove a negative, since there's really nothing about Jesus that has any real connection with "community organizing." Here's an excerpt from an article discussing community organizing (read the whole article, it's pretty interesting)...
Community organizing is most identified with the left-wing Chicago activist Saul Alinsky (1909-72), who pretty much defined the profession. In his classic book, Rules for Radicals, Alinsky wrote that a successful organizer should be “an abrasive agent to rub raw the resentments of the people of the community; to fan latent hostilities of many of the people to the point of overt expressions.” Once such hostilities were “whipped up to a fighting pitch,” Alinsky continued, the organizer steered his group toward confrontation, in the form of picketing, demonstrating, and general hell-raising. At first, the organizer tackled small stuff, like demanding the repair of streetlights in a city park; later, when the group gained confidence, the organizer could take on bigger targets. But at all times, the organizer’s goal was not to lead his people anywhere, but to encourage them to take action on their own behalf.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWMxNGUxZWJjYzg1NjA0MTlmZDZmMjUwZGU3ZjAwNmU=
and an appropriate quote from another blog...
"Let us not confuse community organizing with charity for thy brother, the two are not the same thing. Community organizing is often times very confrontational, but more importantly it is concerned with “what can we get for our group” to the exclusion of other groups. You had different groups essentially competing for limited services and goods (namely government subsidies) and this often leads to other then Christ-like behavior."
and another...
"Indeed, if we want to use these categories at all: Jesus was the anti-community-organizer. He was opposed to the very idea of “organizing people,” agitating the community, getting them to “improve their lives.” “Blessed are the meek,” he said, “for they shall inherit the earth.” Are people persecuting you?, Jesus asked. Then don’t fight back. Rather, bless them and love them. One can argue whether or not those ideas are true or make ethical sense. What one cannot argue about is: that has nothing to do with community organizing."
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/pontius-palin-and-messiah-obama/
After reading that, and examining the "definition" of community organizer, it seems pretty clear that Jesus wasn't a "community organizer." His mission was to spread the word of God and to fulfill God's promise of redemption, not reform the existing society.
And I'll leave you with this to consider...
“Jesus was a torture victim; Caiaphas was a law professor,”
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