Reply #59: Id quote the following in retailiation to their greed and selfishness:

[Deja Q]

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Ecclesiasticus 13:3-8 (1)
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Ecclesiasticus 13:16, 18-23 (1)
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Ecclesiasticus 20:1
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Ephesians 2:8-9
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James 2:14-17
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James 5:1-6 (paralleling today's economy)
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1 Timothy 6:10
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Proverbs 22:16
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Deuteronomy 24:5

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Mark 12:38-44
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Matthew 5:44
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Matthew 7:1
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Matthew 25: 37-40
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Matthew 25: 42-45
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Luke 6:31
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Luke 14:12-14
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Luke 17:21
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Revelation 3:17
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Revelation 22:12

(1) The New Jerusalem Bible, Doubleday Publishing, 1989. This is the fun part about organized religion. So many people have translated the original texts in so many ways, no two versions are alike. Then there's the validity of the "original" text to consider...

Which reminds me: Michael Powell of the FCC wants to restore dignity in the media. While this is overall a good thing, why not look up Ezekiel 23: 1-27 and ask just how far back Mr. Powell should go. :-) Preferably from the New International Version, as the King James Version has some unintelligable censorship in that passage. Which is ironic, as some of the KJV's passages seem less fettered with a political agenda and speak of the truth (e.g. greed and unruly selfishness being the cause of a city's demise rather than a purported orgy)! And Genesis 19:31-36 is good for a chuckle too.