Sunday, November 07, 2004

The Lost Page

I guess Bush and all of his supporters all have one think in common. All of them are missing a page from their Bibles. It's the one that has Mattherw 6 1- 6. (Part of the Sermon on the Mount)

1: Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2: "Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
3: But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4: so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5: "And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6: But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (from the Revised Standard version)

If you are having difficulty here let me translate it for you-- Bush and his supporters are EXACTLY the people Jesus was warning about!

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