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LT Barclay

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10. That's friggin' funny. Tell him he needs to read the bible himself instead of zoning out to some Joel Olsteen.

Reply to Dr. T (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 01:02 AM

Jul 6

The Old Testament is basically one story after another of how humans screw themselves over when left to their own devices. Their lot only improved when they followed God. And spoiler alert, our country is far from that.
If he really wants a slap in the face, tell him to read Jeremiah and focus on what God said he would do to Israel (his chosen people) for mistreating immigrants.
I personally have collected about 7 pages of scripture (most only the reference and a few have full text) that supports EVERY tenet of environmentalism. There is a very good book on the environment "Green Like God" and the classic "God's Politics" where Jim Wallis calls what right-wing churches teach "the perverted gospel".

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