So my son in Raleigh is driving down the road to the coffee shop this AM

[triguy46]

with a bumper sticker I gave him, "Who would Jesus bomb?" and a guy in a Suburban pulls up next to him and yells, "Your bumper sticker doesn't make sense, there weren't any bombs when Jesus lived." My son responded, from a deeper theological position than mr. suburban, "Isn't He alive now?" The suburban guy was dumbstruck as if he had never heard such a thing. Such is the theology of the repugs. If you profess Christianity, you have to accept Jesus lived, died, and was resurrected to live again. There is nothing in theology of Christ the warrior, Christ the plumber, Christ the POW.

[Bucky]

1. No bombs? Um, how do you think God took out Sodom & Gamorrah?

If that wasn't a bunker buster, I don't know what is!

[vaberella]

16. An earthquake. n/t

[roguevalley]

22. there is creasote and other combustables floating in the Dead

Sea and a credible theory is that an explosion happened from time to time against the villages that were along the shore.

[eleny]

2. Kicked and rec'd because that was great!

[triguy46]

3. Thank you very much. It makes me feel good that my kids are dems.

And he's been working his butt off for the NC dem senate race.

[Duncan Grant]

4. Oh, to see the face of the suburban guy!

Priceless. :thumbsup:

[RagAss]

5. Your son would like my bumper sticker.....

JESUS NEVER VOTED !

[Fozzledick]

6. uhhh, Claudius?

:yoiks:

[BoneDaddy]

7. Jesus had no bombs

nor would he use him. I do not care if you believe HE actually existed. Jesus is not bound by gender. Jesus, like Mahayana Buddhism is about evolution of the human spirit and it has been corrupted by man. Jesus is a metaphor for higher levels of thinking and feeling. Like many "savior" mythologies, Jesus, was the best of humanity, like many other historical figures who tried to put a "humanist" face on life, it is an attempt at altruism

Mind you I do not think altruism is merely a Christian concept. Plenty of cultures prior to it has similar characteristics.

[Schema Thing]

8. The poor, however, will always be with us. ;)

or so Jesus said.

[WinkyDink]

13. Thus, it is always incumbent on the non-poor to clothe, feed, and otherwise "keep" the poor.

[BoneDaddy]

18. Unfortunately true

that why it is incumbent for those who have to help those who need it. Ultimately, it is a a selfish act really. If I do not take care of my brother, he may be the one who breaks into my home to steal what little I may have, hehe.

[Schema Thing]

21. I find it an unfortunate choice of words

There are entire countries where "the poor" have been eliminated; and it is possible for "poor" to be eliminated entirely, except as a linear comparison to "wealthy".

[RagAss]

10. Great Post...But more Zen than Mahayana ....IMHO....

[chalky]

11. And with all that, the question still stands:

"Isn't He alive now?"

[BoneDaddy]

17. If Jesus is a metaphor

yes.

[Douglas Carpenter]

9. wonderful story!! Thanks for sharing!!

[No Elephants]

12. There have been rocks, clubs, knives, etc. forever. Whom would Jesus attack "pre-emptively?" Good

[Waiting For Everyman]

14. Good question!

[Waiting For Everyman]

15. Good question!

[chapel hill dem]

19. There is a saying down here that you shouldn't try to teach a pig to dance - it will

frustrate you and really annoy the pig.

[Obamanaut]

20. Good dad, good son. Makes sense. Good on you both! nt