Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Glenn Beck is a Nazi

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/155615/

Here’s proof that even the religious think Glenn Beck is a fanatical wingnut.
“Glenn Beck recently accused Christian pastors who preached social justice (helping the poor) of being Communists and Nazis.

I am a pastor who preaches justice for the poor, and I am neither a Communist nor a Nazi. Neither was Jesus.

First, let’s define some terms. The Nazi party under Adolph Hitler was a party of, by and for industrialists, bankers, militarists and racist white supremacists. Any pastor preaching justice for the poor, more benefits for the working class and equality for minorities soon would have wound up in a concentration camp.

Industrialists, bankers and racists generally don’t vote for candidates or policies that favor sacrificing of themselves for the good of the poor or disenfranchised.
Communists, for the most part, are atheists who try to squelch religion. They want nothing to do with Christians who demand religious freedom and the right to spread the Gospel of Christ.

I joined the army when I was a young man to fight communism.

The Bible on this subject is crystal clear. From beginning to end, Scripture admonishes believers who have the means to give generously to the poor.

I urge Beck to read Matthew 25:31-46. Pay close attention to verse 46 if you thing Jesus was kidding.

Read Luke 16:13-15: “Detestable,” Jesus says about those who hoard wealth rather than spread it around to the needy. Read Ephesians 4:28, where Paul commands believers to work hard and make lots of money. Why? So they can have something to give to the poor.

Hundreds of passages in the Bible reaffirm the desire for social justice as the most godly of behavior. To suggest otherwise is to be counted among the false teachers Jesus warns about in Matthew 24:24.

I implore my fellow Christians to renounce the teachings of Beck and others who pervert the word of God.

By the way, Beck uses code words, too. “Freedom,” for example, stands for the right to be self-serving and greedy. In other words, it means “It’s all about me.”

I’m usually hostile towards the faithful but, I say to this pastor, well done. While I disagree that we need to follow the teachings of Jesus to do good, why can’t you simply be motivated by the need to help your follow humans? I’m glad to see there are moderates willing to denounce the fundamentalists. If only this would happen more often.

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