Saturday, February 12, 2005

Robbing the Poor

publictheologian.com :: Robbing the Poor

"There are hundreds of biblical passages which speak about the demand for people of faith to care for the poor, while there are only about six that speak of same sex behavior. Yet in November our country put back in office a President and a Congress that repeatedly sided against the interests of the poor, while fixating instead on homosexuality. One would think that Bible-reading Protestants and Catholics would have placed some emphasis on taking care of the poor and against the ever-encroaching power of the wealthy, given that Jesus and the prophets and the Torah are adamant that the poor are to be given priority, but sadly that was not what happened."

Excellent point.
[via Daou Report]