The right-wing’s hatred of the Occupy movement is obvious. Republican politicians and right wing media outlets have tried to paint the movement as anti-semitic, communist, socialist, fascist, lazy, greedy, etc… But now the right wing is bringing Jesus into the equation, as usual, and in the twisted minds of the conservatives, Jesus would side with the greedy wealthy bankers.
According to Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association, Jesus would oppose the peaceful protesters of OWS and would do violence to them.
In an October 28, 2011 piece for Rightly Cornered, Fischer writes,
“A CNN anchor asked earlier this week whether or not Jesus would occupy Wall Street.
That question can be answered with a categorical “No.”
First, Jesus has no truck with rank, blatant hypocrites. The OWS crowd has now fallen to squabbling over who gets a slice of the $500,000 which has been donated to them, and which, by the way, they put in one of the evil, greedy banks they are out to destroy.
Secondly, Jesus has no truck with those whose entire agenda is to flagrantly disobey two of the Ten Commandments of God.
God said, “Thou shalt not steal,” a commandment Jesus affirmed on numerous occasions. Stealing is wrong, and it doesn’t make it right when government does it under color of law.
And the OWS crowd is animated by a thoroughly ugly disregard for the 10th Commandment as well. God says, “Thou shalt not covet…any thing that is thy neighbor’s.” And yet the Occupiers are driven by a dark, bitter, resentful, angry and acquisitive greed for stuff that belongs to other people.
I submit that no political program that is predicated on a violation of twenty percent of God’s moral law can possibly be right, can possibly work, or can possibly be good for America.
Jesus took a whip to the thieves and the covetous in his day. If he were to come back and do the same thing today, he just might start in Zuccotti Park.
In other words, he might occupy Wall Street after all.”
It’s funny that Fischer would talk about stealing and coveting considering that the big bankers and numerous corporations are guilty of both and more. Wall Street has stolen hundreds of billions if not trillions from the American people over the last thirty years. And they want to steal more. Fischer’s claims about Jesus are also insulting. Jesus was all about social and economic justice and would definitely not “take a whip” to the OWS protesters. He would stand with them against the money-changers and those who defend them. So, it’s more likely Jesus would “take a whip” to Bryan Fischer.
Jesus took a whip to the thieves and the covetous in his day. If he were to come back and do the same thing today, he just might start in Zuccotti Park.
In other words, he might occupy Wall Street after all
No one is more hypocritical than a conservative christian.
Just wow. I’m not sure which Bible this fellow is reading, but here’s a piece that speaks from the perspective of the Bible that I read from: “10 Things Christians should know and do about the Occup Protests” – http://www.patheos.com/community/mainlineportal/2011/10/14/10-things-christians-should-know-do-about-the-“occupy”-protests/
I recall that Jesus wrath was directed at the money changers in the temple. They were practitioners of usury, predatory lenders who charged exorbitant fees for their services. Sounds like Jesus would have target the same Wall St pigs that the OWS movement is protesting. Jesus would have joined OWS.
this article has more truth about Jesus than anything Fischer has said:
http://www.ninjapirate.com/article/returnofjesus
You sir, are awesome. And I TOTALLY agree with that article! :D
Where is the quote from Fischer that “Jesus would take a whip”? I don’t see it in this article.
|Jesus took a whip to the thieves and the covetous in his day. If he were to come back and do the same thing today, he just might start in Zuccotti Park.
Oooh what fun. We can be as evil, racist, bigoted and mean spirited as we like, we can worship mammon, accrue lots of worldly treasures and as long as we wear a badge that says “I’m a Christian” we can get a tax break as well. Can anybody join in?
Hey Bryan Fischer Of American Family Association. Dig this…
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.” Luke 10:27
Jesus also spoke about seperating church and state. Taxation wasn’t exactly unknown in Biblical times; if Jesus had meant taxes, he would have said taxes. I find it ironic that the believers so adamant that the Bible should be taken literally when it relates to Adam & Eve are the very first to look for “what it really means” in the numerous times Jesus spoke of compassion for the poor.
Jesus would have dropkicked this guy.
Ebon, I think the love of money does a lot to warp people’s perspective so they try to what is said into a little box. Deep in our hearts we all know what is right. If we listen.
Most people tend to know what is right from wrong. However, it is also dependent on perspective. The wealthy do not share the perspective, by and large, of the poor and middle class, so what is right to them varies widely from what is right to us. And then there is knowing, as different from caring. People in support of a certain agenda think that it takes precedence, or is a greater good. Casualties in that type of war are acceptable to them.