I went out with my brother for coffee today, whom I haven't seen in about five months. We don't normally talk about politics--a very good idea--or religion.
Today, he made the comment that, "Well, Jesus was very left leaning."
To which I replied, "Umm, I don't think so." I may also have said that He didn't want us to pay for everything for everyone. But I cut it off there, bit my tongue so to speak. I did not argue.
This is a subject that I've given a lot of thought to, giving all your money to the poor. Also, I have noticed that people on the left--even my Atheist brother, apparently--believe that Jesus was a Socialist.
Two things that I have thought of, over the years, are the fact that this may not have had a broader application than Jesus just telling us to address our idolatry and the second being that St. Paul said that if you want to eat that you have to work for your food. I may even have blogged about these things.
That all being said, it was a good visit, good conversation, even if I did--and it *was* me--broach the subject of politics.
We should do coffee more, talk politics less.
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