Obama pastor: Occupiers on Wall Street 'stand with Jesus'

How ridiculous!

This "Wallis" guy is steeped in "Liberation Theology" that tries to make it the government's responsibility to give money, goods and services to the "poor" (and "poor" by American standards is rarely "poor" by world standards) and then claim that it is a "spiritual" calling.

I read some newspaper articles about this and most of the young people have no idea why they are there. They believe some "class warfare" propaganda and many have said that they are participating for food, sex, alcohol and drugs.

I can't provide a link to these articles, because they included images of the protesters that were quite vulgar.

Hi HezWelling,

I don't know if you are speaking to me. However, there is certainly a call by the Church to help the poor. However, "Liberation Theology" makes it the GOVERNMENT'S job. It is taking a Biblical concept and giving the responsibility to politicians in the government.

I don't think that this is a "Herodian" thing at all. The "Occupy Wall Street" group is literally a group of people (mostly young people) who seem to lack a legitimate agenda to begin with. They can point their fingers at a faceless entity known as "Wall Street" or "Big Insert-Name-Here," but they forget that a majority of Americans work for companies (large and small) and most of us get our goods and services from those companies.

Likewise, the poor in this nation aren't the "poor" as measured by Biblical standards. The poor here largely have their needs and wants cared for by fellow taxpayers. 47% of Americans have no federal tax liability. The richest Americans are paying the vast majority of taxes...of which much of that money goes to social welfare programs. So, in essence, the people are calling for the "wealthy" to do more of what they are already doing.

Still, it isn't a "Biblical" mandate to try and make it the government's responsibility to answer a command made explicitly to the church. It is a great thing to help the "poor" (even if very few are "poor" in a Biblical-times sense). That is certainly morally commendable -- but it isn't the same as what those who advocate Liberation Theology are calling for. It is simply taking a Biblical command and giving it to a secular government.

I understand your love for those who are hurting and a desire to help those who are poor...and the government tries to do that. Still, Greg (SermonIndex) simply posted an article. However, on a personal level, I commented that this small "occupy Wall Street" protest is fleeting by the very fact that no one seems to have a real agenda except to stereotype the successful as having done so on the backs of those who aren't as successful.

I wish that I could give you the links to the various news reports and interviews. However, there is so much vulgar and nude images that it probably isn't very wise.

May the Lord bless you exceedingly.

I believe that the bible says somewhere that if the people don't want to work, then don't let them eat either. "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat." (2 Thessalonians 3:10).

These people want a free hand out, and President Obama encourages these protests because of his philosophy of the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor.

Yes, the Church should feed the poor, but that does not include those that have an entitlement mentality and are too lazy to work.

Mike