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it feeds the meme of poor people just wanting free stuff. Leads the right to dismiss the poop as a bunch of moochers instead of how conservative philosophy would lead to an improvement of their lives.

No, I 100% agree with you. I'm just presenting facts and they are pretty spot on.

My church just got off a month of a "justice" study which I approached with a pretty conservative view and got owned on early and often. You can't take the republican view to the poor and change anything.

We can't just call the poor moochers (even if they are) and leave it at that. If we want to win at messaging (whether it's conservatives or Christians) we have to come at it from a point of love and getting the issue fixed permanently, not just name calling and taking benefits away from the poor.

I left the study resolved that taking my money through taxes to fix other people's problems is still theft, but I am failing as a believer if I'm not willing to give it on my own accord.

By the way... Of course I get you the effing week L Bell comes back and my WR corps takes a crap again. Eff yo couch.

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Posted by Duke

Twin Lakes, CO

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 10/5/15 at 5:58 pm to 3nOut

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If we want to win at messaging (whether it's conservatives or Christians) we have to come at it from a point of love and getting the issue fixed permanently, not just name calling and taking benefits away from the poor.

Bingo.

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I left the study resolved that taking my money through taxes to fix other people's problems is still theft, but I am failing as a believer if I'm not willing to give it on my own accord.

Fair enough. We can parse the "tax as theft" thing to death, but you've got the spirit Jesus was talking about.

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By the way... Of course I get you the effing week L Bell comes back and my WR corps takes a crap again. Eff yo couch.

Bell was back last week, but I had to start Brandon Weeden at QB. Your problem is that I have a well balanced team that is putting up 110-120 like clockwork. Once Foster gets back rolling, steamroller.

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