Conscription = Slavery ?

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(12-08-2016, 07:04 PM)Dill Wrote: I don't know if Jesus actually said that, but I am pretty sure the Apostle Paul covered the subject in his second Letter to the Republicans, which was all about getting priorities straight.

It is right after the parable about the rich man who divorced his wives when they got old and married younger women, while the poor man had to stay married to the same woman long after her body went to pot. Jesus supposedly called that a "waste" and compared Mary Magdalene's comely face and figure to those of the high priests' wives, whom he reportedly called "flat-chested dogs" and their husbands "losers." 

Then Paul went on to talk about "wealth creation"; I believe it is there that Paul explicitly says that if you constantly run around worrying about "innocent people" you will never get yours.   That is where he tells the parable of the rich man who poisoned a village well to get back at another rich man who had cheated him. Not only did he kill his enemy, but half the village died as well and he was able to buy their houses and land at half price,  then flip them a year later at market value. In the words of Paul--"that was huge."  As I interpret it, Paul isn't saying it's ok to harm innocent people--just that you have to get your enemies any way can and let the chips fall where they may. Even then something good may come.   

I believe there was another parable after that about creating a real estate with bank loans and investors money, paying yourself with that money, then declaring business bankruptcy. Again the point was that if you go worrying about all the innocent people who got stiffed by the investment, you'll end up like that poor guy stuck with the same old aging wife.

I'm glad I wasn't drinking coffee when I read this, otherwise it might have shot out my nose while laughing.