There has been some discussion on comments made by Jerry Falwell Jr. on his support to Trump. An interesting part of what he has said goes like this:
I much prefer the teaching of Jesus:
I also note another strange thing about. He Falwell says: "In the earthly kingdom, the responsibility is to choose leaders who will do what’s best for your country." Pay attention to how he tries to justify it: "Why have Americans been able to do more to help people in need around the world than any other country in history? It’s because of free enterprise, freedom, ingenuity, entrepreneurism and wealth." So his justification for only caring about what is best for your own country is that it helps other around the world. So there is this almost contradictory thing to it. Your responsibility is to be selfish. But the justification for being selfish is that it is better for the others.... Well...
I think Falwell needs to think twice...
There's two kingdoms. There’s the earthly kingdom and the heavenly kingdom. In the heavenly kingdom the responsibility is to treat others as you’d like to be treated. In the earthly kingdom, the responsibility is to choose leaders who will do what’s best for your country. Think about it. Why have Americans been able to do more to help people in need around the world than any other country in history? It’s because of free enterprise, freedom, ingenuity, entrepreneurism and wealth. A poor person never gave anyone a job. A poor person never gave anybody charity, not of any real volume. It’s just common sense to me. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...=.b2f053ca05ba
Luke 21, 1 - 4
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
“Truly I tell you,” He said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
“Truly I tell you,” He said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
I think Falwell needs to think twice...
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