Thank you Paul. --- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually that wasn't what Jesus was saying at all. When he said > "Render under Caesar what is Caesar's and render undo God what is his" > he was drawing a clear line of separation between church and > government. He wasn't telling people to pay war taxes, and he wasn't > telling people to think about what was rightfully thiers. He was > saying that they should follow the laws of man, but only when they > don't violate the laws of god. He was saying that church should never > be in government and government should never be in church. > > He kicked over the tables, but they weren't tax collector tables. > They were money changer tables. These were nothing more than currency > exchanges so people could change the Dinarius coin of Rome (used to > pay taxes) into the sheckels for the temple. He also turned over the > tables of those who were selling animals for sacrifice because of it's > commercialism. > > > > --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" > <linnabary51@> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "uncoolrabbit" <uncoolrabbit@> > > > > > Why would he kick over the tax collector tables? "Give unto Ceaser > > > what is Ceasar's." The US goverment prints US currency. If you use > > > US currency, Jesus would tell you to pay your taxes. He would only > > > flip the tables over if they were in a temple/church. One could also > > > argue, to the original question, that he would tell Hispanics that > > > they owe it to there own country to stay in it and work to change it > > > for the beter, as if they will not fight for there country's future > > > no one will. Or.. he might just say take the rastafari way and smoke > > > a jay to see the light. What do I know Im not a prophet. > > > > > > > The Romans set up their tax collection tables where ever the conquered > > people met. For the Jews, it was the Temple at Passover. For most > other > > groups it was during the spring equinox. The Romans didn't care too > much > > about conquered lands religion. But they did want to make it easy > to pay > > taxes. They had few public buildings that would be centralized > (other than > > bath houses and forts) and they could count on the conquered to visit. > > > > Jesus was not suggesting that all of somebody's money belonged to the > > government when He said "Give unto Caesar that which is Caesars' ". > He was > > trying to make people think about what is rightfully theirs. If they > > believed that their money was rightfully the governments, then by > all means > > give it to them. > > > > But I seriously doubt that Jesus was telling people to pay war taxes > so that > > they could be more easily subjigated. > > > > PEACE > > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer > > Franklin County Libertarian Party > > (614) 891-8841 > > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 > > > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent > revolution > > inevitable" John F. Kennedy > > >
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