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Would Jesus be a Liberal?

Which of these political leans would Jesus be?

  • Liberal

    Votes: 40 44.0%
  • Conservative

    Votes: 12 13.2%
  • Moderate

    Votes: 7 7.7%
  • Potato

    Votes: 32 35.2%

  • Total voters
    91
Jesus was pretty clear about his opinions on greed, and republicans would be the first to admit that their entire focus is around a greed-driven economy.

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Though I am agnostic, so my views on what Jesus would believe are probably moot.
 
Jesus probably would have made this a public poll so people couldn't get away with cheating on it.
 
How far do you get, with people on earth that dont think like you?

They can think anything they want. I have no reason to care as long as they aren't trying to control me or demanding endless things from me.
 
Jesus is beyond politics. :)
 
Jesus is beyond politics. :)

Politics is our own creation. A representative government can be no better than those they represent.
 
Politics is our own creation. A representative government can be no better than those they represent.

That's why I am for direct democracy. :)
 
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.

Considering that's exactly what the HCC and Christians have done since they were allowed to be a state religion, then yeah - I guess.
 
Considering that's exactly what the HCC and Christians have done since they were allowed to be a state religion, then yeah - I guess.

Because what Christians do and what Jesus said are totally connected. Get a real argument.
 
Jesus would have been a socialist.
 
Likely...Jesus would be a very angry black man, tossing collection baskets at the banker/priests, and asking his dad if he can come home.
 
he was noneof them and he was all of them,i think
 
I don't think Jesus would have been a libertarian. "There is no such thing as society, there are only individuals" -- that's the core assumption of libertarianism, and Jesus probably couldn't have disagreed more.

So Jesus was in favor of a community where people help each other and forgive each other. Liberals want to use primarily the state to help people in need, conservatives primarily want private organisations, church communities and private philantropes to help those in need. In Jesus' times, that distinction did not exist yet. So you cannot tell which it is.

At any rate, I imagine Jesus would be very upset about the vengeful way we treat criminals. There are law-and-order people who always think the punishment for a "monster" is still not harsh enough, wallowing in vengeful hatred, not wasting any thought for compassion and forgiveness. I don't think Jesus would have agreed with them.
 
At any rate, I imagine Jesus would be very upset about the vengeful way we treat criminals. There are law-and-order people who always think the punishment for a "monster" is still not harsh enough, wallowing in vengeful hatred, not wasting any thought for compassion and forgiveness. I don't think Jesus would have agreed with them.
I agree completely. The word "mercy" comes to mind.
 
Jesus would be an Independent and therefore wouldn't have a hope in hell of ever becoming president of the US. Unless of course he miracled his ass into the White House.
 
In the Gospel it was pretty clear the Jesus wanted nothing to do with the politics of Judea or Rome.

People wanted him to free them Rome, but it was pretty clear he had no interest in Earthly affairs of politics
 
In the Gospel it was pretty clear the Jesus wanted nothing to do with the politics of Judea or Rome.

People wanted him to free them Rome, but it was pretty clear he had no interest in Earthly affairs of politics

Yeah, I don't think the question has to do with arguing over the debt ceiling or silly political matters such as that. But on issues of morality and ethics, you would think the Son of God would have opinions.
 
Fixed...Living a communal life doesn't necessarily mean advocating a stateless, classless society.
Actually, there are some accounts pointing to his being of an Essene community, and as far as can be estimated from historical records, the Essenes were pretty communistic in philosophy.
 
I don't think Jesus would have been a libertarian. "There is no such thing as society, there are only individuals" -- that's the core assumption of libertarianism, and Jesus probably couldn't have disagreed more.

So Jesus was in favor of a community where people help each other and forgive each other. Liberals want to use primarily the state to help people in need, conservatives primarily want private organisations, church communities and private philantropes to help those in need. In Jesus' times, that distinction did not exist yet. So you cannot tell which it is.

At any rate, I imagine Jesus would be very upset about the vengeful way we treat criminals. There are law-and-order people who always think the punishment for a "monster" is still not harsh enough, wallowing in vengeful hatred, not wasting any thought for compassion and forgiveness. I don't think Jesus would have agreed with them.
There's a difference between opposing individual isolationism (as some libertarians do) and a desire to criminalize it (as non-libertarians would). I might love someone and want to spend the rest of my life with them, but if they hate my guts, the right thing to do is to leave them alone.
 
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I think he would fit right in with the OWS group. It'd give him the opportunity to tip over the banker's tables. Ergo, he'd probably also have to be agood hacker.
 
I think he would fit right in with the OWS group. It'd give him the opportunity to tip over the banker's tables. Ergo, he'd probably also have to be agood hacker.

Jesus didn't promote laziness or sucking off of someone's wealth.
 
He opposed wealth, though.

He supported charity, he didn't oppose wealth. He opposed wealth polluting the heart and people making money through selfish/unethical means. Many of the wealthy members of the early church had meetings in their homes and utilized their larger homes for this purpose.
 
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