- Joined
- Oct 12, 2005
- Messages
- 281,619
- Reaction score
- 100,389
- Location
- Ohio
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Libertarian - Right
I think he'd be the subject of a Led Zeppelin Song
"I am a traveler of both time and space"
or maybe this guy
I think he'd be the subject of a Led Zeppelin Song
"I am a traveler of both time and space"
I doubt it. He lived his entire life surrounded by people of lowly character, he ministered to prostitutes and theives, and he preached forgiveness, not revenge. He would still be the same now as he was then.
Though I expect some folks would have some 'splaining to do about things they're doing in "His" name.
You might want to study on the times. That hit upon the big controversy among the jews at the time. It was very much a political statement, made in very clear political terms. Some Jews to this day think of Jesus as something of a roman collaborator.
I doubt it. He lived his entire life surrounded by people of lowly character, he ministered to prostitutes and theives, and he preached forgiveness, not revenge. He would still be the same now as he was then.
Fixed...
Living a communal life doesn't necessarily mean advocating a stateless, classless society.
No, I'm saying he didn't necessarily advocate a society in which everybody shared possessions and responsibilities, which is what communists advocate.So your saying he was a politician? I mean advocating and everything.
No, I'm saying he didn't necessarily advocate a society in which everybody shared possessions and responsibilities, which is what communists advocate.
Marxism is inseparable from the time period in which it was developed, as it offered a critique of capitalism (which wouldn't have been around long enough for Jesus to actually criticize it). My point is that judgements of Jesus' views as specific as these ones should probably be avoided, as they're over-speculative...His philosophy, which was a kingdom built on goodwill and charity that rejected money and material possessions as a source of evil, was essentially early Marxism.
Marxism is inseparable from the time period in which it was developed, as it offered a critique of capitalism (which wouldn't have been around long enough for Jesus to actually criticize it). My point is that judgements of Jesus' views as specific as these ones should probably be avoided, as they're over-speculative...
______
On a side note (just out of curiosity), are you a primitivist?
I just don't feel that any definite conclusions about Jesus' exact political views can be drawn from any Biblical source. I definitely would agree that he would have left-wing views, and possibly even anti-propertarian views, but pinning down the specifics is what I would view as over-speculative.Sorry I disagree and why should these issues be avoided, do you not believe in the man enough were he wouldn't understand why?
I just don't feel that any definite conclusions about Jesus' exact political views can be drawn from any Biblical source. I definitely would agree that he would have left-wing views, and possibly even anti-propertarian views, but pinning down the specifics is what I would view as over-speculative.
That's not what I was saying, and I wasn't trying to exclude you or be mean or aggressive.So you can speculate, but I can't? Weird. Also you didn't need to post on this subject. :2wave:
If Jesus Christ were alive today, would he be a liberal, conservative, or something else? Why?
:lol:political party association
Hahahaha. Jesus a Libertarian? That would make the Buddha a Catholic and Krishna a RHINO.
Because him being a liberal and a control freak that wants all the free things he can get at the expense of others is by far more realistic.
You talk like this in conversations about Jesus?
Yeah, I do.