Ranting about the moral teachings of Xianty that the religious right like to focus on (and those they like to ignore) put me in mind of a well-known (but perhaps not widely believed?) passage from Mark 10:18-30, dealing with rich bastards, camels, and eyes of needles:

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

One wonders if the Bible read by W the Burning Shrub and his scripture group has this passage blackened out? I mean, this passage is really the double-whammy: As an atheist, the idea that you should give up the goods of this world in order to be repaid a hundredfold in the afterlife is the epitome of stupid religious nihilism about the real life we do have in favor of the illusory eternal life we don’t. But there it is, clear as day, in the words of the “Jesus” character. Way clearer than those Old Testament warnings about seed spilling, if you ask me. But somehow, this is where the selective hypocritical blindness to the teachings of the J-man settles in for our ‘publican Xian assholes. Stupidity and sheer hypocrisy, all wrapped in one.

For more (and way funnier) commentary on this passage, you really should read Al Franken’s excellent “Supply Side Jesus” comic (from his Lies & Lying Liars book; the comic is graciously distributed freely on the net, now.) Go read it.movies licker assbbw post moviebdsm cane movies freemovie bdsmmovies beastilitymovies 1999 of bestporn reviews movies bestbestiality movies forum Map