tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post114807248170473591..comments2023-09-08T03:25:12.539-05:00Comments on Liberal Jesus: CharityMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980181582122445265noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1149835932817753182006-06-09T01:52:00.000-05:002006-06-09T01:52:00.000-05:00For more on this topic, uou should drop by Larry J...For more on this topic, uou should drop by Larry James' Urban Daily...<BR/><BR/>http://larryjamesurbandaily.blogspot.com/Jeremy Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122578682015984032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1148394183141967492006-05-23T09:23:00.000-05:002006-05-23T09:23:00.000-05:00theo said:especially as Americans grow fatter by t...theo said:<BR/><I>especially as Americans grow fatter by the second</I><BR/><BR/>Which reminds me of a certain gum-chewing girl in a chocolate factory, as well as a fairly gruesome Monty Python sketch.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980181582122445265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1148364160765421782006-05-23T01:02:00.000-05:002006-05-23T01:02:00.000-05:00Interesting thread. I wonder if any among us (at l...Interesting thread. I wonder if any among us (at least, in this country) have the sand to confront<BR/>reality, and admit that there might<BR/>be a few crucial spiritual matters<BR/>to eclipse our ingrained material desires, in both scope and urgency. Yes, we keep running, but<BR/>it's away from something more often<BR/>than toward something. The track will probably shorten itself, to<BR/>accomodate both motivations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1148328169093484002006-05-22T15:02:00.000-05:002006-05-22T15:02:00.000-05:00theo-Glad to have you.shantanu-Glad you stopped in...theo-<BR/>Glad to have you.<BR/><BR/>shantanu-<BR/>Glad you stopped in. I haven't talked lately about what I mean by "liberal", but I hope that you're right in saying that Jesus' liberality is part of the wider gospel.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980181582122445265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1148327267478763082006-05-22T14:47:00.000-05:002006-05-22T14:47:00.000-05:00Though you say , you talk of a liberal Jesus , I w...Though you say , you talk of a liberal Jesus , I would say, that is the integral, holisitc gospel , you are really talkng about. Check out some of my thoughts from a South Asian Chrisian perspective at http://shantanu-christian-pilgrimage.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953788167636698842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1148305669325256492006-05-22T08:47:00.000-05:002006-05-22T08:47:00.000-05:00scoots-Thanks. Getting a "superbly put" from you i...scoots-<BR/>Thanks. Getting a "superbly put" from you is better than getting an "excellent" and a gold star. =)<BR/><BR/>darius-<BR/>Do you really think it started with Reagan? Because it would be nice to be able to track the arc of that economic philosophy. I'll have to ask my Libertarian buddy what he knows about that.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980181582122445265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1148259451273428912006-05-21T19:57:00.000-05:002006-05-21T19:57:00.000-05:00And it's not like there are just a couple isolated...And it's not like there are just a couple isolated verses against wealth as a temptation to be avoided. It's enough material to be described as a theme in what we're given of Jesus' teachings.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's a mighty convenient theory - just concentrate on getting personally as rich as you possibly can, and it will make the whole world better. Reagan seems to have started it with "trickle down economics."Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456843848141315800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11807447.post-1148107620714123432006-05-20T01:47:00.000-05:002006-05-20T01:47:00.000-05:00I think the last two paragraphs are superbly put. ...I think the last two paragraphs are superbly put. This year I'm going to have an income for the first time in my life, and I'm ready to find out if I'll actually do what my idealistic self has always said I would.scootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648062432937107093noreply@blogger.com