New Posts For Thread: Sex, Politics and Jesushttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus　Sex and Social Justice 　by Mike Lux 　So all this talk against masturbation by Republican candidates reminded me of an email exchange I was having with a conservative relative recently. He said that us liberals always talked about Jesus talking"So am thinking we need to agree to disagree"I thought that was a prerequisite of civilized debate.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=501156505#501156505"So am thinking we need to agree to disagree"I thought that was a prerequisite of civilized debate.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:37:08 -0500Gosh, I am really sorry. I forget sometimes that not all who post here claim Christianity. You are correct, you have every right to not follow Him. I guess I am too used to discussing things like this with those who strongly claim Christianity andhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=501047005#501047005Gosh, I am really sorry. I forget sometimes that not all who post here claim Christianity. You are correct, you have every right to not follow Him. I guess I am too used to discussing things like this with those who strongly claim Christianity andTue, 28 Jun 2011 17:18:37 -0500Matthew 25: 31-46 is a *warning*? Hmmm, when I warn my children about something it is because I expect them to do something that I want them to do, and the warning is what will happen if they choose not to obey me, just like Jesus expects us to carehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=501037309#501037309Matthew 25: 31-46 is a *warning*? Hmmm, when I warn my children about something it is because I expect them to do something that I want them to do, and the warning is what will happen if they choose not to obey me, just like Jesus expects us to careTue, 28 Jun 2011 15:34:56 -0500Matthew 25: 31-46 is a *warning*? Hmmm, when I warn my children about something it is because I expect them to do something that I want them to do, and the warning is what will happen if they choose not to obey me, just like Jesus expects us to carehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=501030701#501030701Matthew 25: 31-46 is a *warning*? Hmmm, when I warn my children about something it is because I expect them to do something that I want them to do, and the warning is what will happen if they choose not to obey me, just like Jesus expects us to careTue, 28 Jun 2011 14:26:53 -0500My aplogies for taking so long to respond. Charity, when compelled by government, is no longer charity, it is socialism. I can't find anything in Jesus' teachings that said charity should be mandated. What did I miss? Apparently you missed Matthew 25http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=500997677#500997677My aplogies for taking so long to respond. Charity, when compelled by government, is no longer charity, it is socialism. I can't find anything in Jesus' teachings that said charity should be mandated. What did I miss? Apparently you missed Matthew 25Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:02:32 -0500watcher59 wrote: "A second thought on the topic; Since when has any government EVER done the right thing? Socialism is nothing more than government enforced poverty. It's "do-gooders" mostly wanting to feel good about themselves. Socialism represseshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=468386449#468386449watcher59 wrote: "A second thought on the topic; Since when has any government EVER done the right thing? Socialism is nothing more than government enforced poverty. It's "do-gooders" mostly wanting to feel good about themselves. Socialism repressesFri, 01 Oct 2010 09:02:42 -0500Apparently you missed Matthew 25: 31-46, which is also frequently referred to as the *Final Judgment*. Sure sounds like a mandate from Jesus to me.Obviously I do not agree with that. I have known too many people who have used the helping hand thathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=467650345#467650345Apparently you missed Matthew 25: 31-46, which is also frequently referred to as the *Final Judgment*. Sure sounds like a mandate from Jesus to me.Obviously I do not agree with that. I have known too many people who have used the helping hand thatSat, 25 Sep 2010 14:36:01 -0500Charity, when compelled by government, is no longer charity, it is socialism. I can't find anything in Jesus' teachings that said charity should be mandated. What did I miss?A second thought on the topic; Since when has any government EVER done the rhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=467487085#467487085Charity, when compelled by government, is no longer charity, it is socialism. I can't find anything in Jesus' teachings that said charity should be mandated. What did I miss?A second thought on the topic; Since when has any government EVER done the rFri, 24 Sep 2010 10:28:44 -0500I am not the author of that essay. I did like your comments about liberalism vs socialism --- I feel the same way. I am reminded of a comment by Archbishop Dom Helder Camera (of Recife Brazil): "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. Whehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=467336309#467336309I am not the author of that essay. I did like your comments about liberalism vs socialism --- I feel the same way. I am reminded of a comment by Archbishop Dom Helder Camera (of Recife Brazil): "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. WheThu, 23 Sep 2010 07:14:40 -0500I did a bit of a double take when I saw the title of this thread - the merging of three words that I usually do not think go together. But now I see, and am impressed. Did you read through the Bible marking all the verses dealing with sexual moralihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/25893385/Sex,_Politics_and_Jesus?post_id=467144321#467144321I did a bit of a double take when I saw the title of this thread - the merging of three words that I usually do not think go together. But now I see, and am impressed. Did you read through the Bible marking all the verses dealing with sexual moraliTue, 21 Sep 2010 18:31:35 -0500