'Hey, didn't Christ Himself own a gold cup or something?'

[FrankGSterleJr]

Even as one who clings to the fundamentals of Christian theology, i.e. the trinity and Christ as saviour, I’ve noticed much irony in that I often find more Christ-like charity from atheist secular humanists than from the likes of “Christians” (former Republican presidential candidate) Mitt Romney and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Indeed, I find it mind-bending to read letter-writers around Christmastime every year defending the double-speak of “Christians” who, 180-degrees contrary to Christ’s Scriptural teachings, refuse to relinquish their caches of gratuitous loot and other forms of needless materialism.
‘Well, how much have you given to the poor and needy, Mr. Sterle?’ is the potentially effective, knee-jerk reaction I’d typically receive. Indeed, the hypocrisy-label is often conveniently utilized by the big-wealth-is-Christ’s-blessing “Christians” basically as a diversionary tactic in attempts to shut up the ‘commie pinkos’ likes of me.
Yet, I believe, if ‘hypocrisy’ was sufficient to morally justify silencing people who do or have done wrong—though many sincerely intend to do such wrongs no longer—from publicly speaking out on such wrong behaviour, society would likely be even more screwed than it already is.
If Christian virtues, such as subsisting on that which one truly needs to live comfortably enough (i.e. no Cadillacs, swimming pools or hoarding gratuitous ‘earnings’ of 9-11 digit sums of superfluous monies), were truly followed as Christ Scripturally taught, there’d likely be far less, as the libertarians like to refer to it, ‘politics of envy.’

[Impenitent]

if you really want to be christ like, die by crucifixion

until then...

-Imp

[Bernard]

Yeah

[chaz wyman]

It's mind-bending to read letter-writers around Christmas time every year, typically of the WASP brand of “Christians,” attempting to defend the blatant double-speak of “Christians” who claim to want Christ in their lives, though without giving up their caches of gratuitous loot and other forms of needless materialism.
‘Well, how much have you given to the poor and needy, Mr. Sterle?’ is the potentially effective, knee-jerk reaction I’ll typically receive. Indeed, the hypocrisy-label red-herring is often conveniently utilized by the big-wealth-is-Christ’s-blessing “Christians” basically as a diversionary tactic in attempts to shut up the commie likes of me.
Furthermore, ‘hypocrisy’ is also a red-herring conveniently utilized to (at least in an attempt to) shut up those who fail to give away all they own yet criticize gratuitous wealth; yet, if ‘hypocrisy’ was sufficient to morally justify silencing people who do or have done wrong, though wish and plan to do wrong no longer, from publicly speaking out on such wrong behaviour, society would be even far more screwed than it already is.
If Christian virtues, such as subsisting on that which one truly needs to live comfortably enough (e.g. no Cadillacs, swimming pools or gratuitous ‘earnings’ of 9-11 digit sums of superfluous monies), were truly followed as Christ taught, there’d be far less coveting of neighbours’ possessions and, as the fiscally-ultra-conservative libertarians like to refer to it, the ‘politics of envy.’
Indeed, it’s bitterly ironic that one can often find more Christ-like charity from atheist secular humanists than from the likes of “Christians” such as Mitt Romney and Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper.

Christians worshiping Mamon.

http://wonkette.com/403920/jesus-people ... ds-economy

Only in the USA could they twist this sweet irony again to call it 'socialism from space'.
These Christians are crazy; Toc Toc.!!