I have a tremendous amount of reverence and respect for McCain. He's a good man. For a long time (like the past 8 years) I wished he could be our President. But I was never so aggravated with myself for being a Republican as when John McCain started using the sound bite, "Mr. Obama wants us to spread the wealth (he said this in a jeering tone, hence the ital). We work hard for our money and should keep it in our own pockets!"
I have to tell you, as a Christian Republican - - and I fully understand that Christian's are traditionally associated with Republicans and the Republican sound bites that fly out there - - but as a Christian who really strives to live biblically, I was sick, pissed off, embarrassed, and fatigued by being a Republican.
How many times in the Bible does Jesus talk about money? How many? Of all the subjects he is quoted on, money is the 1 subject he talks most about. Remember what he says? (I am asking only Christian Republicans who like to keep the money they rightfully earn). Remember what Jesus says? Jesus...you know, the whole reason you are a CHRISTian? He calls us to GIVE OUR MONEY AWAY. He urges us to freely give to the poor. Not just freely, but without thinking, without even knowing what you are doing -JUST GIVE.
So, if someone in this country wants to install policies that would spread the wealth to the poorer of the classes, isn't that setting up a system by which we would be giving without thinking? Wouldn't it?
Shouldn't we (as the statistically low-tithers we are), shouldn't we welcome policies that 'spread the wealth'? Yes.
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