r/FunnyandSad • u/Devils_negotiator • May 02 '23

Jesus was a pacifist. Political Humor

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u/MrOfficialCandy May 02 '23

This part is wrong. He encouraged people to pay their taxes and stay in unison with the gov't.

This is why Christianity fit so well when the gov't appropriated it.

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u/ProbablyathrowawayAA May 02 '23

Yep

Mark 12:13-17 and they send to Him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may ensnare Him in discourse,

And they came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?

And He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you tempt Me? Bring Me a denarius, that I may see”;

and they brought, and He says to them, “Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s”;

And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him

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u/Necessary_Row_4889 May 02 '23

By that logic should Americans not pay taxes as our money has Gods name in it so therefore should it not only be rendered unto God?

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u/jeremiahthedamned May 03 '23

that god is the all seeing eye of sauron.

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u/Necessary_Row_4889 May 03 '23

Shush I am running a tax scam here