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ancianita

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34. Yep. Also true.
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 07:50 PM
Jan 23

It's also true that quoting scripture to suit the goals of government isn't what Jesus meant when he was the first to proclaim the separation of church and state:

In the Gospel of Mark the additional, provocative question is asked, "Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

Jesus first called the Pharisees & Herodians hypocrites for enjoying the benefits of Roman rule but not wanting to pay for those benefits. Jesus then asked one of them to produce a Roman coin that would be suitable for paying Caesar's tax. One of them showed him a Roman coin, and he asked them whose head and inscription were on it.
They answered, "Caesar's," and he responded:
"Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's".

Public schools are paid for by public taxes, and so by secular law are in the realm of the state; so Jesus would be against rendering unto the school the things that are God's. Rendering "unto God" is for religious people to do (say, reading the 10 Commandments) in their church lives, not force "things that are God's" upon the rest of the public or public schools as services of the state.

This scene is in at least two of the four New Testament Gospels.


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Exactly! ck4829 Jan 2025 #17
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This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #25
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Acts 9:5 (KJV) Bo Zarts Jan 2025 #5
Throw in Ezekiel 23:20 for the book banners to explain to the librarians. rubbersole Jan 2025 #6
What the lady bishop was quoting was Mustellus Jan 2025 #7
But alas Faux Christians evilhime Jan 2025 #8
Well he did look after a lot of prisoners... StarryNite Jan 2025 #9
Excellent! I've been hammering this point for a long time. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #12
Let me introduce you to a resource that has a lot of Bible passages, interpreted in context, that do just that. lees1975 Jan 2025 #14
this would be devilish... kiri Jan 2025 #16
Awesome! WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2025 #21
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Yep. Also true. ancianita Jan 23 #34
After all, if you have read the Bible, Mblaze Jan 2025 #18
They use their religion against themselves, and ancianita Jan 2025 #19
Well, here you go... Sailingfish Jan 2025 #20
Good men both of them burrowowl Jan 24 #36
Yep, another good one. Blue Full Moon Jan 2025 #22
This is the way to go Hippo_The_Pointer Jan 2025 #23
Isaiah 10 is very apt -- The Poor peoples Campaign uses this scripture a lot (first 4 verses shown here) JT45242 Jan 2025 #24
I am not a believer but i did read the Bible with a Strong's concordance and just took the common sense state of stupid Jan 2025 #27
Folllow Up This really makes them mad azureblue Jan 2025 #29
Best thing about this strategy? It's always valid. It always works. Duncan Grant Jan 2025 #30
Saw this on Facebook kerry-is-my-prez Jan 2025 #31
Had a good chuckle with is he burrowowl Jan 24 #37
This is great. I often go to x and Youtube and quote Jesus to the fake Christians Maraya1969 Jan 23 #33
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