Trump using the Bible as a prop...

[dad]

I haven't seen any Protestors waving Bibles around, but I've heard them praying:

Was that before or during a church burning, or violent protest? Did they pray for the powers that be, or people of all colors? Did they pray for peace? Did they pray for the businesses torched or shut down or the people killed in anarchist upheavals?

 

[kcnalp]

The protesters know that it is quite possible that there will be riots and yet they do it knowing they could destroy innocent people's lives and businesses. They don't care about black lives.

 

[Rita]

There is a difference between protestors and rioters - it’s the ones that rioting that are creating a problem, many have protested in a peaceful way.

 

[dad]

There is a difference between protestors and rioters - it’s the ones that rioting that are creating a problem, many have protested in a peaceful way.

What would you call the people that set up armed patrols at the Wendy's where the black man was killed? How about the people that take over blocks in cities?

 

[dad]

The protesters know that it is quite possible that there will be riots and yet they do it knowing they could destroy innocent people's lives and businesses. They don't care about black lives.

Even if they do care about one race, who really cares if they terrorize people?

 

[Rita]

What would you call the people that set up armed patrols at the Wendy's where the black man was killed? How about the people that take over blocks in cities?

Yes , thinking about it the lines are not as clearly drawn.
I guess I see rioters as being the more aggressive protestors. Perhaps their are three groups.
Peaceful protestors, protestors that take up arms or take over places, and rioters who are the stupid immature ones that haven’t a clue what they are even fighting for and use it all as a excuse to loot and destroy property.
Interestingly, many have been white in that latter group !
I am in the UK, so I was basing my comment on what is happening here - we have had many peaceful protest marches.
Rita

 

[dad]

Yes , thinking about it the lines are not as clearly drawn.
I guess I see rioters as being the more aggressive protestors. Perhaps their are three groups.
Peaceful protestors, protestors that take up arms or take over places, and rioters who are the stupid immature ones that haven’t a clue what they are even fighting for and use it all as a excuse to loot and destroy property.
Interestingly, many have been white in that latter group !
I am in the UK, so I was basing my comment on what is happening here - we have had many peaceful protest marches.
Rita

All this lawlessness makes me think of the final world leader that will be revealed one day.

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The Power that restrains evil will be 'unplugged' as soon as the Rapture takes place. Then the intensity of insurrections, anarchy, rebellion, and lawlessness will spiral to hitherto unreached heights, as the floodgates of evil are flung wide open for seven years, during the coming time of Great Tribulation.

Oh, the Holy Spirit, Who is omnipresent, will still be on earth to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgement, for He is omnipresent... but His specific work of restraining evil, through the prayers and praises of Church age saints will come to an end at the Rapture. And once the Restrainer is taken out of the way, the man of sin will be revealed. Once the Church is raptured, lawlessness will become unfettered and the floodgates of evil will be flung wide open.

It is at this point that the lawless one is revealed. It is when the Restrainer is removed, that the Day of the Lord will be ready to begin. It is after the Rapture that the antichrist comes onto the scene, and he will confirm a covenant on earth which will usher in the seven-year Tribulation and unrestrained evil will be unleashed in a God-hating, Christ-rejecting, sinful world. Morality and principles will crumble as anarchy becomes commonplace."
What Does 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Mean?

Looks like we are getting a taste of things soon to come.

So, before the floodgates get thrown open, it seems to me that a good thing would be to have some law and order.

Those that seem to want to dismantle all police forces and tear down statues are not a force of good as far as I can see, and should be put in their place.

 

[BreadOfLife]

The Left loves playing the victim while stirring up racism that doesn't exist.

If the United States is such a “racist” nation . . .

WHY are people from virtually EVERY country in the world trying to get into this country??

WHY are there more people of color employed than at ANY other period in American History??

WHY are there more Black millionaires than at ANY other period in American History??

WHY are there more Black college students than at ANY other period in American History??

WHY are there no racist laws??

WHERE were these violent nationwide protest/RIOTS when we had an African American President for EIGHT years??

The answer to ALL of these questions is the same: Because the Left is the embodiment of HYPOCRISY.

There are racist people in EVERY nation on earth – but that doesn’t make EVERY nation “systematically racist” – ANY MORE than they would be “systematically ugly” because they don’t all look like supermodels.

These Lefties need to get a Life – and need to get into the Word of God instead of being obsessed with “inequities” that ONLY seem to exist for those who are bored and have nothing better to do . . .

 

[CadyandZoe]

The news I read are based on what scientists are actually saying, not on what Fox News and various conspiracy theory-sites’ spin-doctors filter out for you, because it suits the political agenda they support.

The president knows that some people, good people, don't trust what he says. Dr. Fauci is corrupted, which is why the president put him on the task force. He believes that folks such as yourself need to see it with your own eyes.

Dr. Fauci has a financial interest in keeping the so-called pandemic fears alive until he can get his new vaccine on the market. Did you ever see the movie "Mission: Impossible 2?" If not, you should rent it sometime.

And please correct me if I got you wrong: Are you really saying Covid 19 isn’t that bad, because it mainly hits the elderly? Grandma is disposable? I hope not. However: please stay safe and help to keep others safe, by wearing a mask, washing your hands, social-distancing …

I'm saying two different things. First, the morbidity rate of a virus is a simple math calculation. You take the number of deaths and divide that number by the number of known cases. It was originally reported that the morbidity rate was about 2-3 deaths per 100 cases. After further testing the morbidity rate turned out to be less than 1 death in 1,000 cases.

Secondly, the virus seems to have been engineered to target the elderly. 40% of all deaths occurred in a nursing home.

Thankfully “an outright majority of Americans agree with the central arguments of Black Lives Matter.” (How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter)

I don't think anyone knows what are the central arguments of Black Lives Matter. People who burn buildings, cause property damage, pull down statues, and harm people are not making a reasoned argument.

I don’t believe an outright majority of Americans would describe themselves as “Neo-Marxist, progressive, socialist, communists ” or even as sympathizing with such ideas. What I do believe is that you listen too much to a President who wants to rule by stifling division. Don’t let him put sand in your eyes: not everybody who disagrees with him is a radical leftie. In fact in my country’s political landscape most US democrats would be labelled as extremely conservative.

A successful revolution can take place with only 5% of the population, especially because most people are too busy in the pursuit of a happy life. Antifa and BLM attached all business, including black-owned business. The hatred of these locusts don't discriminate in favor of anyone. Their only goal is to destroy everything in their path.

What’s anti-christian about toppling statues? The only Biblical mention of a toppled statue that I can remember right now is the toppling of the Golden Calf.

Pulling down statues of historical figures indicates a hatred for the truth, an ignorant disdain for history, an unenlightened lack of appreciation for why the past is important, and why we should remember everything about our past, including those situations and events that embarrass us as a people. Why? Because acknowledging our mistakes demonstrates depth of character and understanding how we came to this place in history helps us move forward with wisdom. Pain and suffering are the crucible of wisdom.

What seems very unchristian to me is to feel no compassion whatsoever for the hurt black people feel when they have to walk past statues of people who once fought for the enslavement of their ancestors, especially when black people are discriminated against to this very day.

All I can say to them and to you is get over it. Black people are not unique in their suffering, persecution, or difficulties. Most of us are persecuted in some way and for various reasons. What we need to do is stop coddling them, stop indulging them in self-pity. Don't allow them to remain slaves to their need for attention.

I think you're trying to deflect.

I think you misunderstand Jesus' teaching on the poor. Jesus was not a Marxist.

Really? He wouldn't be the first US-President who went for the Saudi honey trap and he wasn't the last.

The Saudis have cleaned up.

I dare hope that the majority of Americans is grown-up enough to not mistake name-calling for an argument. What I can tell you for sure is that Trump's tweets make him a laughing stock the world over. If it wasn't for the fact that this baby has access to the red button, it'd be comedy gold.

Some world leaders laugh at Trump behind his back. Others appreciate his candor. But I doubt you read them. Do you? If you do, then you don't seem to understand why he tweets and what purpose they serve.

You know what scares me? That you seem to think of political opponents as enemies.

Finally!! I hope you realize that I am not talking about political opponents. Did you think we were? Is that what you think this is all about? This is not about another four-year election. I wish I could get you to see that. Formerly, the nations enemies subverted the government and replaced it with a mob style, treasonous criminal organization working from inside the government. Today, we are witnessing an insurgency run by Obama's shadow government.

That's not how it should work in a democracy. There was a time in my country when such phrases were used. Shortly thereafter the Weimar Republic was over and anybody who dared voicing opposition to Hitler ended up in concentration camps. Don't go down that lane.

Too late. The Germans were responsible for the creation of the CIA. The second world war never ended. Trump and his allies are currently ridding the world of the CIA and the central bank.

 

[kcnalp]

If the United States is such a “racist” nation . . .

WHY are people from virtually EVERY country in the world trying to get into this country??

WHY are there more people of color employed than at ANY other period in American History??

WHY are there more Black millionaires than at ANY other period in American History??

WHY are there more Black college students than at ANY other period in American History??

WHY are there no racist laws??

WHERE were these violent nationwide protest/RIOTS when we had an African American President for EIGHT years??

The answer to ALL of these questions is the same: Because the Left is the embodiment of HYPOCRISY.

There are racist people in EVERY nation on earth – but that doesn’t make EVERY nation “systematically racist” – ANY MORE than they would be “systematically ugly” because they don’t all look like supermodels.

These Lefties need to get a Life – and need to get into the Word of God instead of being obsessed with “inequities” that ONLY seem to exist for those who are bored and have nothing better to do . . .

BLACK President Obama got filthy rich after he became President. Lebron is only worth half a BILLION. Poor oppressed blacks!

 

[BreadOfLife]

BLACK President Obama got filthy rich after he became President. Lebron is only worth half a BILLION. Poor oppressed blacks!

Yup.
ALL of these brainwashed Leftists need to see the new Larry Elder movie, "Uncle Tom" - which rips the lid off of all of this phony "racist America" nonsense. EVERY American needs to see this documentary, now.

Larry Elder is a Black Conservative - and along with fellow Black Conservatives, Candace Owens, Chad Jackson, Brandon Tatum and others, they expose how the Democrats and the Left have manipulated African Americans for decades and have brainwashed them to believe in the bogus sham that America is "systematically racist."

Like Dennis Prager's "No Safe Spaces" - you can only see this movie online because NONE of the streaming services with host it. BOTH movies have been banned by the likes of Amazon and Netflix, et al - which goes to show just how deeply ingrained these lies are in the American mind.
And you thought the Left was for "free speech"? Another Leftist LIE . . .

Here is the link to the trailer and the movie:
https://uncletom.com/

Here is a video of an interview with Larry Elder being interviewed about the movie:

 

[kcnalp]

There is a difference between protestors and rioters - it’s the ones that rioting that are creating a problem, many have protested in a peaceful way.

But they do it KNOWING they may destroy innocent people's lives! They don't care about black lives.

 

[kcnalp]

Yup.
ALL of these brainwashed Leftists need to see the new Larry Elder movie, "Uncle Tom" - which rips the lid off of all of this phony "racist America" nonsense. EVERY American needs to see this documentary, now.

Larry Elder is a Black Conservative - and along with fellow Black Conservatives, Candace Owens, Chad Jackson, Brandon Tatum and others, they expose how the Democrats and the Left have manipulated African Americans for decades and have brainwashed them to believe in the bogus sham that America is "systematically racist."

Like Dennis Prager's "No Safe Spaces" - you can only see this movie online because NONE of the streaming services with host it. BOTH movies have been banned by the likes of Amazon and Netflix, et al - which goes to show just how deeply ingrained these lies are in the American mind.
And you thought the Left was for "free speech"? Another Leftist LIE . . .

Here is the link to the trailer and the movie:
https://uncletom.com/

Here is a video of an interview with Larry Elder being interviewed about the movie:

Last I heard Obama was worth nearly 100 MILLION. I wonder how much he was worth before he became POTUS.

 

[junobet]

WRONG.

Greed is a SIN - not an economic system. There is greed in EVERY economic system - and your Socialism is NO different.
The ones at the top are ALWAYS well off while the rest of the population is needy. Venezuela is a PRIME example. It's the RICHEST country in South America - and the people are starving to death, thanks to Hugo Chavez's greed - and the greed of his successor.

Nice to see that we at least agree that greed is a sin. And of course you’ll find sin everywhere, including Venezuela.

However, as Christians we should be more concerned with the beam in our own eye. If you do want to criticize personal greed, corruption and nepotism, the USA are at an all time high for these vices these days. The USA are the richest nation in the world, and yet many children in the US go hungry. And still you defend a President who wanted to cut food stamps whilst millions of Dollars are being spent on his frequent golfing holidays?

And coming from background of staunch secular "social justice" that borders on liberation theology - Pope Francis is as WRONG as YOU are about Capitalism.
He doesn't have to be right about geopolitics and economics to be infallible in matters of doctrine.

Well, whether Pope Francis deserves the honour to be counted in the ranks of liberation theology or whether he was a bit too comfy with Argentina’s military dictatorship is debatable. And of course he doesn’t have to be right just because he’s Pope, neither in his assessment of geopolitics and economics (nor - in my Protestant opinion – is he infallible in his assessment of doctrine). The same goes for Pius XII . Remember, you were the one who started quoting Popes. If you want more quotes from Popes advocating for social justice, I’ll happily provide more. In living memory almost all of them did.

"Victim blaming"?

Funny how there were hundreds of thousands of protesters who didn't get pushed OR shot with rubber bullets OR even break a nail - because they didn't taunt the police.
Martin Gugino was as much a "victim" as a fly who swats himself, then blames somebody else . . .

What can I say? Your hardness of heart is very sad. Lack of compassion for a man who lies bleeding on the ground doesn’t suit a Christian. Now here’s an inspiring Good Samaritan story for you:

A BLM march in London got attacked by far right counter-protestors. In the struggle one of these racists goes to the ground. His life is in danger. So a black man picks him up and carries him to safety. That black man may not even be a Christian. But instinctively he did the Christian thing.

BLM supporter speaks out after carrying counter-protester to safety

 

[junobet]

That's funny - because the co-Founder of BLM, Patrisse Cullors proudly proclaims, "We are trained Marxists."

Now - last time I checked - Marxist Communism is vehemently anti-God. Remember - it was Karl Marx who stated that "Religion is the opiate of the masses."

Listed in their manifesto of core beliefs, are the following:
- We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.
- We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise).

if more Christians actually did their homework - they wouldn't fall for this putrid Godless garbage.
Here is Ms. Cullors proudly proclaiming her avowed Marxism at 3 min. 29 secs into the video:

Actually Marx was a little more nuanced. The entire quote goes: “Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people". Hegelian dialectics are complicated even for accomplished philosophers, and I’m definitely not an accomplished philosopher. Also back in the days of my wild youth I read more Bakunin and Kropotkin than Marx. But I’d say the problem these writers have with religion is not with religion as such but with organized religion that is being used as an agent of oppression. As a Protestant I can sympathize with such criticism, even though in all fairness it’s got to be said that in the course of history many Protestant churches also ended up as such agents.

So – while I’m not a Marxist myself - unlike you and the guy in your video I don’t get a nervous fit when I hear the word “Marxist”. Nor do I think that you can’t be a Marxist and also a Christian. In fact there are Marxist Christans. But in all likelihood the people you see praying in the video I linked just self-identified as Christians. It’s a shame you probably did not even listen to their prayers. I’m sure God did though.

 

[junobet]

The president knows that some people, good people, don't trust what he says. Dr. Fauci is corrupted, which is why the president put him on the task force. He believes that folks such as yourself need to see it with your own eyes.

Dr. Fauci has a financial interest in keeping the so-called pandemic fears alive until he can get his new vaccine on the market. Did you ever see the movie "Mission: Impossible 2?" If not, you should rent it sometime.

Fauci is corrupted and wants to make loads of money with a vaccine? Which of your favourite misinformation sites said that?


When it comes to wanting to make money with a vaccine, Trump is first in line. I’m glad the German pharma-company he tried to buy, declined his offer, because they intended to make their vaccine available to all the world, not just the US. And while it is of course possible that Trump just pushed for hydroxycroquine because it’s the one word he managed to pick up at a meeting and then couldn’t rudder back, it’s probably more likely that he was out for personal profit: his family trusts and golfing mates have shares in the companies that produce this drug. (Trump has small financial interest in French pharma giant that makes hydroxycroquine: Report)

I'm saying two different things. First, the morbidity rate of a virus is a simple math calculation. You take the number of deaths and divide that number by the number of known cases. It was originally reported that the morbidity rate was about 2-3 deaths per 100 cases. After further testing the morbidity rate turned out to be less than 1 death in 1,000 cases.

Actually the mortality rate is between 0.5% and 0.9% (in countries where the average age and/or obesity rates are high)

Mortality due to COVID-19 - Wikipedia


Seeing that the coronavirus is highly contagious that is a lot of dead people. So far more Americans have died from the corvid-19 than have died in the Vietnam war. And the number is rising.

Secondly, the virus seems to have been engineered to target the elderly. 40% of all deaths occurred in a nursing home.

Firstly: the virus was not engineered. “The scientific consensus is that COVID-19 has a natural origin.” (COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia)


Secondly: Again: do you not care about the elderly? Now I take the commandment “honour thy father and thy mother” very seriously. My mother is in the risk-group. So I happily closed down my business so that she could be safer. No money in the world is more precious than my mum’s or anybody else’s life. Not so with you?

I don't think anyone knows what are the central arguments of Black Lives Matter. People who burn buildings, cause property damage, pull down statues, and harm people are not making a reasoned argument.

Well I guess you were so busy focussing on rioters that you missed the arguments of that vast majority of peaceful protestors the world over. BLM’s arguments are really not so hard to find, even BreadofLife managed, but here’s for you: https://blacklivesmatter.com/

A successful revolution can take place with only 5% of the population, especially because most people are too busy in the pursuit of a happy life. Antifa and BLM attached all business, including black-owned business. The hatred of these locusts don't discriminate in favor of anyone. Their only goal is to destroy everything in their path.

Well, I happen to know a couple of people who actually self-identify as Antifa and who habitually riot in the streets of Berlin on May 1th etc.. The idiots have been at it for decades and still no revolution in sight.

Now when I saw pictures of the riots in the US I didn’t see anybody resembling the Antifa’s ‘black block’. As I said before, I did see some people in Hawaiian shirts though. So who’s responsible for the few occasions on which the mainy peaceful protests got ugly? You may find some answers here:

Hawaiian shirts, guns and anticipation of war: Who are the 'Boogaloo boys'?

Pulling down statues of historical figures indicates a hatred for the truth, an ignorant disdain for history, an unenlightened lack of appreciation for why the past is important, and why we should remember everything about our past, including those situations and events that embarrass us as a people. Why? Because acknowledging our mistakes demonstrates depth of character and understanding how we came to this place in history helps us move forward with wisdom. Pain and suffering are the crucible of wisdom.

So when my Eastern German country-men toppled Lenin’s statues or when the Iraqi toppled those of Saddam Hussein that indicated “a hatred for the truth”? “A disdain for history”? Now I never learned anything about history by looking at a statue. I had to read books. So if you – like I do - deem the past and its truthful representation important, you better don’t re-elect Trump:

“Every year since his start as President, Trump has attempted to eliminate funding to libraries, and 2021’s budget proposal tries once more. The 2021 budget proposes to eliminate the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which funds research, offers policy development, and provides grants for museums and libraries, among other roles. …” Trump 2021 Budget Seeks To Eliminate Library Funding (Again)

All I can say to them and to you is get over it. Black people are not unique in their suffering, persecution, or difficulties. Most of us are persecuted in some way and for various reasons. What we need to do is stop coddling them, stop indulging them in self-pity. Don't allow them to remain slaves to their need for attention.

How do you face suffering, persecution or difficulties? By racism not being regarded as PC any more?

I’m afraid one day you may see one of these black people whose grievances you are belittling here in Abraham’s bosom while you’re at the other side. My hope is that Christ will heal your soul before then.

I think you misunderstand Jesus' teaching on the poor. Jesus was not a Marxist.

Of course not. Marx lived almost 2000 years later. I’d just be intrigued to hear what your notion of Jesus teaching on the poor is. “All I can say to them and to you is get over it.”?

The Saudis have cleaned up.

By killing and dismantling Kashoggi and getting Trump to meekly acquiesce?


(Jamal Khashoggi - Wikipedia)

Some world leaders laugh at Trump behind his back. Others appreciate his candor. But I doubt you read them. Do you? If you do, then you don't seem to understand why he tweets and what purpose they serve.

Yes, I hear that Bolsonaro and other far right leaders are eager to imitate him and Putin is of course having the time of his life with Trump’s deliberate dismantling of the Western block.


So no, I don’t understand why Trump tweets other than to stroke his narcissism, but he’s certainly not making America great again with his tweets. Never before has the US’s overall global standing been so low.

Finally!! I hope you realize that I am not talking about political opponents. Did you think we were? Is that what you think this is all about? This is not about another four-year election. I wish I could get you to see that. Formerly, the nations enemies subverted the government and replaced it with a mob style, treasonous criminal organization working from inside the government. Today, we are witnessing an insurgency run by Obama's shadow government.

The “Deep State” is an invention of the tinhat-selling websites you seem to frequent.

As for the upcoming election: we can but hope that Trump and his gun-toting followers will accept its results, if Biden wins. Anything else would indeed be an insurrection.

Too late. The Germans were responsible for the creation of the CIA. The second world war never ended. Trump and his allies are currently ridding the world of the CIA and the central bank.

The Germans were in the position to wield influence on US-policy in 1945 when the CIA was founded? Now that is a tin-foil-hat-story that’s new to me.

What’s definitely new is that a President refuses to listen to his own secret service.

 

[BreadOfLife]

Actually Marx was a little more nuanced. The entire quote goes: “Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people". Hegelian dialectics are complicated even for accomplished philosophers, and I’m definitely not an accomplished philosopher. Also back in the days of my wild youth I read more Bakunin and Kropotkin than Marx. But I’d say the problem these writers have with religion is not with religion as such but with organized religion that is being used as an agent of oppression. As a Protestant I can sympathize with such criticism, even though in all fairness it’s got to be said that in the course of history many Protestant churches also ended up as such agents.

So – while I’m not a Marxist myself - unlike you and the guy in your video I don’t get a nervous fit when I hear the word “Marxist”. Nor do I think that you can’t be a Marxist and also a Christian. In fact there are Marxist Christans. But in all likelihood the people you see praying in the video I linked just self-identified as Christians. It’s a shame you probably did not even listen to their prayers. I’m sure God did though.

Nobody's getting into a "nervous fit" over Karl Marx.
We simply recognize him and his philosophy for what it IS: Anti-Christ.

As a supposed "Christian" - YOU should be able to discern good from evil. It's part of your responsibility as a followr of Christ.
ANY philosophy that jettisons God from its tenets shouds be anathema to you - if you really belong to Christ..

Vladimir Lenin wrote that:
"Atheism is a natural and inseparable part of Marxism, of the theory and practice of scientific socialism."

In the first and greatest example of a Marxist-Leninist state, the Soviet Union, Christianity and ALL forms of religion were heavily persecuted.
So don't pretend that a self-proclaimed Marxist group like BLM that claims that "We foster a queer‐affirming network" and condemns the nuclear family structure is anything BUT anti-Christ.

 

[BreadOfLife]

Nice to see that we at least agree that greed is a sin. And of course you’ll find sin everywhere, including Venezuela.

However, as Christians we should be more concerned with the beam in our own eye. If you do want to criticize personal greed, corruption and nepotism, the USA are at an all time high for these vices these days. The USA are the richest nation in the world, and yet many children in the US go hungry. And still you defend a President who wanted to cut food stamps whilst millions of Dollars are being spent on his frequent golfing holidays?

Yup - nothing like an idiotic diversionary tactic i a discussion when you have LOST the point.

I never said that there wasn't greed in this country - OR within Capitalism. Because we are humans - there will ALWAYS be greed.
However - history has proven that "Socialism" is anything BUT.

EVERY instance of Socialism and or Communism in the last 100 years has resulted in a totalitarian state where weapons were confiscated, religion was banned and the executions of "enemies of the state" numbered over 100 million.

You need to wake up.

Well, whether Pope Francis deserves the honour to be counted in the ranks of liberation theology or whether he was a bit too comfy with Argentina’s military dictatorship is debatable. And of course he doesn’t have to be right just because he’s Pope, neither in his assessment of geopolitics and economics (nor - in my Protestant opinion – is he infallible in his assessment of doctrine). The same goes for Pius XII . Remember, you were the one who started quoting Popes. If you want more quotes from Popes advocating for social justice, I’ll happily provide more. In living memory almost all of them did.

What can I say? Your hardness of heart is very sad. Lack of compassion for a man who lies bleeding on the ground doesn’t suit a Christian. Now here’s an inspiring Good Samaritan story for you:

A BLM march in London got attacked by far right counter-protestors. In the struggle one of these racists goes to the ground. His life is in danger. So a black man picks him up and carries him to safety. That black man may not even be a Christian. But instinctively he did the Christian thing.
BLM supporter speaks out after carrying counter-protester to safety

Like I said before - Pope Francis is infallible when it comes to teaching doctrine. That's a matter of faith. I completely disagree with him on MANY (not all) social issues - and I am not bound as a Catholic to agree with him on these issues.

As far as quoting Popes - YOU'RE the one who brought up Pope Francis - so don't lie.
However, if you want to get into a "Pope-quoting" battle with me - be prepared. I'm not an ignorant Catholic . . .

Secondly - don't try to sell me or other thinking person on the "virtues" of Black Lives Matter. The ONLY Black lives that matter to them are the ones whose circumstances they can manipulate in the left-wing press.

Finally - your moronic assertion that anybody who protests against Black Lives Matter is a "racist" is absolute nonsense - and as manipulative as BLM altogether.
As I showed you in my last post - Larry Elder, Candice Owens and several other educated Black Conservatives are vehemently against this hate group (BLM). Are they "racists"??

Shame on you for claiming to be a Christian and following a Godless, anti-Christ group like Black Lives Matter.

Protesting inequality is a noble thing.
"Black Lives Matter" is anything BUT . . .

 

[BreadOfLife]

I rarely post videos or links, but when I do, they are always very short and pithy and get right to the point.

The following video is a PERFECT example of the hypocrisy of the young Left on freedom of speech – and their complete ignorance of Capitalism vs. Socialism. You don’t even have to sit through the entire 5 minutes to get the point . . .

Can You Define Socialism?

And, I'm also including a short primer on the stark contrasts between Capitalism and Socialism:
https://www.prageru.com/video/capitalism-vs-socialism/

 

[Timtofly]

God used Trump using the Bible, as a prop. It takes multiple ways to get people's attention.