From April (13+10+15 points, 5+4+9 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43674045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43432494 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43426885
They’re increasing donations to the poor, curing the sick, turning the other cheek, reducing judging people and thinking less of money and more of the hereafter? Great! That will come in handy during the next earthquakes, hurricanes or tornados as helping others will be stressed.
Or do you mean they are “prosperity Christians” that don’t actually follow any of the tenets of the religion?
Matthew 19:24
[online: https://biblehub.com/matthew/19-24.htm]
I am more prone to believe the rich always play games to maximize public approval (for votes or sales) with stories they want you to believe.
Much like Trump, they are playing PR/politics due to the culture shift.
> Rich and powerful people have quite a different attitude and approach to truth and lies and games compared to ordinary people. https://youtu.be/m6lObdE3s10?t=245
Do you even understand what the verse means?!
Is it one of those things where it doesn't mean what it obviously means? I gave up studying the Bible because there were too many of those for me to follow.
But it seems to me like it would be crazy hard to push a camel through a needle. Also, it's one of those things where I think the translation is a bit off. Apparently the word in Aramaic is said like "gamla" which does sound rather like camel, but also meant rope, which makes a lot more sense in context, though still pretty difficult to get through a needle.
Probably very well. What do you call a "Christian" who believes Jesus did some stuff but doesn't follow his teachings? Besides "superstitious", that is.
I suspect it's performative. Going to church, praying with others, these are performances. Doing the good deeds is what counts.
Hypocrite?
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