David Barton: Jesus Opposed The Minimum Wage

David Barton tells the Rediscover God In America Conference that the Bible should be the guide on taxation and Jesus opposed the minimum wage.

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[zenmachinefilms]

He who shuts his ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in his own time of need.

Proverbs 21:13

If you give to the poor, your needs will be supplied! But a curse upon those who close their eyes to poverty.

Proverbs 28:27

[zenmachinefilms]

Jesus commanded, "Love your neighbor." When asked to define "neighbor," Jesus expanded the traditional meaning of the word--defining our neighbor as anyone who is in need, including social outcasts: "But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed."

Luke 14:13

[309JJB]

What's so incredibly ridiculous about this is that the idea of a capitalist society was created by pagans and was rejected by the Hebrews (who were the only ones that believed in the idea of a single god at that time). They also rejected the idea of admiration for the human body, Nakedness, Perfume, cosmetics, and Materialism. The idea of a minimum wage hadn't been invented yet.

[ofosusam]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. nuttery. and people atually sit there listen and clap to this bs. . In America? Ha ha h ah ha ha ha. No wonder we are snking and other nations are taking over. Now how do we disengage the stupid button.

[Kateprude]

I am horrified by the Scripture twisting Barton engages in in this video. He grossly misinterprets the Bible and puts things in the wrong context. If you think he is making good points, pick up your Bible and really read it.

[yakimicki]

@RWWBlog Well... if thats the passage, he is a moron. Clearly, the minimum wage was a denarius per day. He paid others MORE, but paid no one less than the denarius.

[wntoply6]

@Omega13Shadow actually the bible backs up NOTHING. it's a book written by ignorant by (today's standards) nomads who had no concept of life sciences.

to rely on such a book by any of today's standards is ignorance. but some how the ignorant rely on it as if it was the answer for everything. and, it isn't, they reinterpret it to make sure it is.

give me a break, i prefer many other texts & references to back up life than the bible. anyone with a level of intelligence should too!

[golyadkin100]

And on that day, many will say to me "Lord, Lord, did we not fight the minimum wage and fought capital gain taxes for you" and I will say to them, "Depart from me, you doers of iniquity".

[mowriter]

5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

[mowriter]

James 5:1 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

[mowriter]

@Omega13Shadow THANK YOU. It's fundamentally dishonest that this son of a bitch would cite passages without reading them, and the knuckleheads in the crowd just accept his word for it.

But not one word from this son of a bitch about James's warning, hell, THREAT to the wealthy in James 5: 1-6

[fratdawgg23]

In re: loans, the christian bible disallows charging interest to the poor on money borrowed. However, the Hebrews allowed for usury, so the Jews succeeded at banking and business, which lead to the term 'the moneychangers'.