Quote Originally Posted by tony
Its amazing to me how someone is supposed to live in the image of Jesus Christ when Christ himself was a servant to the people, today he would be called a socialist liberal. Politics and Religion are to be seperate but who takes it personally when people want to remove "In God We Trust?" Who opposes abortion based on religious beliefs, or gay marriage? All these issues face roadblocks due to religious beliefs and who typically injects their religion into politics? Conservative Christians.

Know what other culture is big on basing laws on religion? Take a guess.. just another similarity.
but the point you're missing is how can you live in the image of Christ through someone else? That's why you seperate the two, you pick the less of two evils and then try to make it work. How someone else lives their life has nothing to do with how I live mine, so supporting an office doesn't mean I agree with everything. Just more than the other fool.

The same problem comes from social programs, that's like saying "I give my money to the poor, but I also give it to those who work the system in order to spend my money on sin." That's why I don't support them! As I said, I give plenty to the needy, but I deem who that is with my own money. It's not the goverments job.

Jesus would NOT be called a socialist in any sense today. He fed the multitudes, once. He taught men to fish, he didn't bring them food every day. He would show kindness and love, but give me one instance (besides his death) that he did it for the same person over and over. You help those in need, but you don't keep them up. It is up to the individual to take a "handout" and better themselves. Not to keep depending on each handout over and over. That is why we call people socialist, because the lazy and stupid live off of everyone else without ever trying to better themselves or learn.