re: The Bible and other religious literature

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Politics and Religion.... y'all are trying to break the interwebz.

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Jesus was not concerned with the rule of government. His movement was completely apolitical, it was a moral movement, a compassionate revolution at a time when the Jews cried out for a political one. Jesus did not come to give the Jews what they wanted (a free kingdom of their own), he came to give them what they needed (salvation and an eternal kingdom in heaven).

The teachings of Jesus are all about compassion. Don't give out of obligation, give out of joy and out of love. Don't follow the laws because you fear the punishment, follow the laws because they are the best blue print for a happy and fulfilling life.

The ministry of Jesus was about as politically Communist as a canned food drive. It was all about giving, not out of compulsion, but out of compassion, because the greatest way to love God isn't by praying 5 times a day, it isn't by following all of the laws to the letter, it isn't by self denial of any and all perceived indulgences, it's by loving other people. It is not the letter of the law that matters but the intent. It is not the magnitude of the action but the compassion with which it is given.

Love your neighbor as you love yourself.