A lot of people on DU presume to speak for Jesus...

[Dob Bole]

Is this any different than Bush? Jesus would have spent his money this way, Jesus would have spent his money that way, Jesus wouldn't wear Nike, he would have voted against the Iraq war without eating meat, he would have supported gay marriage, priests, and karaoke nights...

If so, who would Jesus look like today? Tom Daschle? Nancy Pelosi, perhaps? Ralph Nader? Don't make me use Photoshop!

/rant

[trumad]

1. Oh please

If the whole Jesus thing is true then I presume he'd lean left, ya think?

[rwheeler31]

2. This is so funny and so sad.

Do we really care about the seperation of church and state?

[movonne]

3. All of the above sounds like what Jesus would do. I can't think of any

reason he would start wars and kill thousands of people. I don't think he would really hate gays, etc, etc.

[Robin Hood]

6. His teaching were his actions.

He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and had a bleeding heart. Sounds like a democrat to me.

[daveskilt]

4. Jesus is a friend of mine, he works at holiday inn

we play guitar together sometimes. he's not so big on the whole politics thing - tends to render unto ceaser that which is ceasers and concern himself with more immediate stuff like helping old ladies across the street and generally being nice to people. not that im speaking for him of course

[Dob Bole]

5. Nah...it was just a rant

I'm done now. It's just that I see a lot of people-conservatives, libertarians, liberals, etc. ascribing their own incomplete political philosophy onto Jesus. It doesn't make much sense.

And I'm bored. I might use photoshop anyway.

[Ksec]

7. Hmmm just a thought for you high moral folks

Seems a popular thing around here is pretending you are on a higher moral plane than anyone who may believe in him like only a believer can be a hypocrit. Your philosophy is hypocritical.

But thats just my opinion. Im sure your opinion will be on a higher moral plane. hehe just ask you.

[alcuno]

8. For some reason that thing reminds me of the Hamburglar.

[Dob Bole]

10. 'Tis Mayor McCheese

Alas, Mayor McCheese is no more. McDonald's got sued for copying him from an HR Puffinstuff character. But if it comes to it, I will be writing him in for President. He's a Democrat and former mayor of Playland.

[Dob Bole]

9. No!!! What have I done? It was a rant, a stinking rant....

Yes, I believe in Jesus. Yes, Jesus was compassionate. I was just ranting at all the people who declare that Jesus would say ____(insert issue that I agree with here) because Jesus is clearly a (insert favorite modern political philosophy)

I also threatened to use Photoshop to make Jesus look like a Senator, to show how ridiculous this concept is. Above all, it was a rant. I was ranting. In a General Discussion kind of way.

[Ksec]

12. If your talking to me I must tell you I wasnt aiming at you

It was more a general comment on DU to DUers as a whole.

Sorry for the screwup btw

[mac2]

11. That's because Jesus was a socialist not a corporate CEO

[corporatewhore]

13. have ya ever listened to woody guthries jesus christ

[Dob Bole]

14. Heard the U2 version of it...

Excellent song. "Jesus was a man..travelled through the land..."

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