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Forum Post: It's time for Christians to join this Revolution

Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 5, 2011, 9:04 p.m. EST by ChristianRevolution (0) from Ramona, CA
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It's past time for this revolution! As a Christian who believes in Jesus Christ's mission and life of Social Justice, I dedicate this to all of you so brave to take up this cause on Wall Street, for America's Main Street and for the awareness that you all are bringing of economic inequality - God Bless You All!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr41skFqzb8&feature=like-suggest&list=UL

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[-] 2 points by occupy2012 (13) 13 years ago

i am a christian and i am part of the movement

[-] 1 points by OQPi (162) 13 years ago

I agree. My husband is a priest and we are heavily involved in the working groups in our local Occupation.

[-] 1 points by TIOUAISE (2526) 13 years ago

That's great. Congrats!

[-] 1 points by jjpatrick (195) 13 years ago

If Christians had a backbone, they wouldn't let the U.S. government be known as a Christian nation while bombing civilians.

They'd also be interested in truth and character not power nor popularity.

Independent Human Rights investigation: http://humanrightsinvestigations.org/2011/10/11/sarkozy-cameron-obama-al-thani-and-the-suffering-of-the-children-of-sirte/

Fact check: Romney vs Obama: who lies more? -- quite similar. http://www.factcheck.org/barack-obama/ http://www.factcheck.org/tag/mitt-romney/

Top 20 recipients of Wall Street Funds: http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=F07&cycle=All&recipdetail=M&sortorder=U Historically, which party receives more from Wall Street? http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=F07&cycle=All&recipdetail=A&sortorder=U

An interesting perspective by Noam Chomsky: --Noam Chomsky on the State-Corporate Complex: http://chomsky.info/talks/20110407.htm

Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQhEBCWMe44

Noam Chomsky on why Obama is worse than Bush: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mA4HYTO790 and Obama's imperilstic policies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiwAFIgGCkQ

Did you know that Obama's health care reform is not real health care. After meeting with lobbyists (as reported by the NY times and Huffington Post), all it did was secure the corporate monopoly for a few for-profit health care industries especially the current health insurance corporations and BigPharma. It's like Obama has just put into law that everyone must purchase their car insurance from a few corporations, who now have full power to set the prices as however they want. Did you know that a deal was made to CUT the public option and if Obama had persuaded at least 20 or so Democrats, there would have been a public option. So lose-lose to those who wanted a public health care option and also to those who favor the markets. ---Read the articles how Obama met with lobbyists to kill the public option. ---Consequently, patients in the long run will lose, doctors and health care workers lose as the health care industry is now run by a few corporations.

Republicans were in power at one point and Democrats were in full power just recently up until midterm elections---the difference? Obama's budget for military spending per year was higher than that of Bush's. In fact, Republicans probably kept calling Obama a socialist to keep him in power as he continues to serve the will of Corporate America and the Big banks as both parties do. .. while offering the illusion that you're winning the fight from a false dichotomy.

Is it better to give allegiance to Caesar whether it be Romney/Obama OR your children. Two parties for two audiences, but same policies that serve the priorities of their corporate or wall street funders, maybe promising some bread crumbs after--each telling their own audience to demonize the other party providing examples of how 'racist,' or 'stupid,' the other party is, and thus get off free from bearing any responsibility or accountability.

NEITHER REPUBLICANS NOR DEMOCRATS have been representative of the people. CHOOSING BETWEEN THE LESS OF TWO EVILS IS A FALSE DICHOTOMY. DON'T BUY IT. The reason why change may not happen is not because of Republicans but us who fail to say anything.

You don't have to find people you agree with in everything, but the core things. Action speaks louder than words.

just my rant. sorry for the misleading title.

While I got your attention... Here's a Political Solution to Satisfy Progressives and Conservatives; Socialists and Libertarians http://occupywallst.org/forum/political-solution-to-satisfy-progressives-and-con/

[-] 1 points by PeoplehaveDNA (305) 13 years ago

New goal: Occupy The Bible Belt and Middle America.

[-] 1 points by karenpoore (902) 13 years ago

Nice job on the video. If mankind lived what Jesus taught there would be no problems, but man's ego gets in the way. Thanks for posting.

[-] 1 points by DonQuixot (231) 13 years ago

They may worship the Golden Calf and still want it to be distributed with justice. No one says we must go back to the stone age.

[-] 1 points by salvo (10) from Trapani, Sicilia 13 years ago

unfortunately we are still in the Stone Age._

[-] 1 points by brightonsage (4494) 13 years ago

For just a moment I thought I saw light at the end of the cave.

[-] 0 points by TIOUAISE (2526) 13 years ago

Christianity is associated with so many crimes - the Crusades, the Inquisition, antisemitism, obsession with sin, sexual neurosis, etc, etc, that personally I am no longer willing to call myself a Christian.

So I use the term "Christic", which means "Christ-inspired". The Christic aspires to live the ORIGINAL teachings of Jesus, NOT the later distortions of Christianity which had such catastrophic consequences.

[-] 0 points by Spankysmojo (849) 13 years ago

All the Christians, even the Jewish and Muslim ones.

[-] 0 points by salvo (10) from Trapani, Sicilia 13 years ago

I'm sorry, but religions have always been in the service of Power._

[-] 0 points by karenpoore (902) 13 years ago

He is not talking about religion ...

[-] 0 points by TIOUAISE (2526) 13 years ago

There's a difference between "organized religion", which has indeed often prostituted itself to Power, and "true spirituality", which is perhaps the most powerful revolutionary force in the Universe.

When Jesus raised that whip in the Temple to chase out the greedy money changers who were the equivalent of the Wall Street criminals of today, he was possessed by Spirit.

I'm not a "Christian", but the way, but a "Christic", one who aspires to walk and dance and sing with Jesus.

[-] 0 points by seaglass (671) from Brigantine, NJ 13 years ago

If you can find one let him/her know about it. Most Americans worship the Golden Calf not the Sermon on the Mount.

[-] 0 points by TIOUAISE (2526) 13 years ago

We DO have a problem of VALUES that needs to be addressed... otherwise people will not heal and neither will the country.

[-] 1 points by brightonsage (4494) 13 years ago

There is another thread here where you will probably feel more comfortable. It goes on and on and on and on and.......

And accomplished Z E R O.

If we could just make a significant improvement in the quality of governance in the US.we could call it a good days work, and those whose hobby is ......

[-] 0 points by seaglass (671) from Brigantine, NJ 13 years ago

When the 1% hear the word VALUES they reach for their guns!