Monday, December 31, 2018

Jesus Loves Everyone-- But Banksters... And He Hates Them

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In 2012 Will Oremus asked if Jesus was a homophobe and concluded he wasn't" "While it’s reasonable to assume that Jesus and his fellow Jews in first-century Palestine would have disapproved of gay sex, there is no record of his ever having mentioned homosexuality, let alone expressed particular revulsion about it... Never in the Bible does Jesus himself offer an explicit prohibition of homosexuality." Nor does Jesus ever mention abortion. But you know what Jesus did talk about in the Bible? Banksters.

Do you recall Jesus ever becoming angry and violent, succumbing to hatred instead of love? I do; when he threw the money lenders out of the Temple. On his blog, Biblical Perspective On Money , Bob Lotich, dealt with the topic of why Jesus drove the money changers out of the Temple.
Why Did Jesus Drive Them Out?

1. They were taking advantage of those who had traveled long distances to celebrate Passover.

Two things were essential for these foreign worshipers: an animal to sacrifice and Temple coins which local merchants would accept. There was probably nothing wrong with selling animals or operating a legitimate money exchange, but, according to Jesus, these particular vendors were a “den of robbers” who undoubtedly charged exorbitant rates, thus taking advantage of those who seemingly had no other options.

2. They were doing so in the Temple.

Evidently, these shysters set up shop in the Court of the Gentiles, effectively crowding out those who had traveled to worship. Furthermore, they were perverting the purpose of the Temple itself; Jesus exclaimed that they were turning the house of prayer into a den of robbers. Not good!

In summary, these “businessmen” were guilty of a double whammy: they took advantage of others and they blocked God’s purposes in doing so. No wonder Jesus was angry!

The Rest of the Story

What happened after Jesus threw those moneychangers from the Temple? I imagine there was a shocked silence as people awkwardly waited to see what would happen next. The Bible tells us that the blind and the lame came to him, and children recognized him as “Hosanna, son of David.”

Think about it: Immediately after Jesus dealt with the opportunists, he became a magnet for the very ones whom others so often take advantage of. It may be that when we take a courageous stand for righteousness, some will recognize and appreciate that stand. The world is full of downtrodden people who are looking for someone to stand up for them. If we don’t do it, who will?


On Tuesday, the new Congress is sworn in. Who to trust and who to be wary of? These are the incumbents who have been reelected to the House who have "special relationships" with the banksters, along with the amount of money that have taken-- clearly bribes, although not defined as bribes in the statutes which are written by Congress specifically to exclude their own criminal behavior from prosecution.

This first list are the House's 30... most successful members-- at least when it comes to taking bribes from the money lenders:
Finance Sector

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)- Minority Leader- $7,891,492
Steny Hoyer (D-MD)- Majority Leader- $6,838,814
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)- Financial Service's subcommittee on Capital Markets chair- $6,327,421
Jim Himes (New Dem-CT)- Financial Services Committee- $6,279,357
Steve Stivers (R-OH)- House Financial Services Committee- $5,598,776
Patrick McHenry (R-NC)- Financial Services Committee- $5,586,542
Richard Neal (D-MA)- chair, Ways and Means Committee- $5,504,510
Nita Lowey (D-NY)- chair, Appropriations Committee- $5,244,643
Kevin Brady (R-TX)- ranking member, Ways and Means Committee- $4,182,735
Ed Perlmutter (New Dem-CO)- Financial Services Committee- $4,111,253
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)- Speaker- $3,985,976
John Larson (D-CT)- Ways and Means Committee- $3,969,459
Brad Sherman (New Dem-CA)- Financial Services Committee- $3,823,403
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)- Financial Services Committee- $3,772,203
Sean Duffy (R-WI)- Financial Service's oversight subcomiittee chair- $3,679,647
Gregory Meeks (New Dem-NY)- Financial Services Committee- $3,661,288
Andy Barr (R-KY)- Financial Services Committee- $3,568,176
Ron Kind (New Dem-WI)- Ways and Means Committee- $3,308,271
Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)- Energy and Commerce Committee- $3,304,400
David Scott (New Dem-GA)- Financial Services Committee- $3,260,344
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)- Energy and Commerce Committee- $3,258,220
Charlie Crist (New Dem-FL)-Financial Services Committee- $3,165,972
Steve Scalise (R-LA)- Energy and Commerce Committee- $3,100,326
Vern Buchanon (R-FL)- Ways and Means Committee- $3,092,743
Peter King (R-NY)- Financial Services Committee- $3,092,721
Ann Wagner (R-MO)- Financial Services Committee- $3,041,599
Josh Gottheimer (New Dem-NJ)- Financial Services Committee- $2,967,427
Jim Clyburn (D-SC)- Majority Whip- $2,906,566
Sean Patrick Maloney (New Dem-NY)- formerly on Financial Services Committee- $2,873,140
Tom Reed (R-NY)- Ways and Means Committee- $2,854,464

Stock Brokers/Investment Industry

Jim Himes (New Dem-CT)- Financial Services Committee- $2,919,307
Nita Lowey (D-NY)- chair, Appropriations Committee- $2,503,191
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)- Minority Leader- $2,342,302
Ro Khanna (D-CA)- Budget Committee- $2,126,244
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)- Financial Service's subcommittee on Capital Markets chair- $1,918,498
Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)- Energy and Commerce Committee- $1,673,683
Steny Hoyer (D-MD)- Majority Leader- $1,669,332
Josh Gottheimer (New Dem-NJ)- Financial Services Committee- $1,568,898
Patrick McHenry (R-NC)- Financial Services Committee- $1,278,356
Richard Neal (D-MA)- chair, Ways and Means Committee- $1,227,619

Hedge Funds

Elisse Stefanik (R-NY)- $359,832
Jim Himes (New Dem-CT)- Financial Services Committee- $331,225
Nita Lowey (D-NY)- chair, Appropriations Committee- $279,300
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)- Appropriations Committee- $264,550
Tom Reed (R-NY)- Ways and Means Committee- $226,116
Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)- Energy and Commerce Committee- $220,599
Josh Gottheimer (New Dem-NJ)- Financial Services Committee- $202,065
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)- Financial Service's subcommittee on Capital Markets chair- $150,656
Ann Kirkpatrick (New Dem-AZ)- freshman- $147,972
ikie Sherrill (New Dem-NJ)- freshman- $147,333

Mortgage Banking

Brad Sherman (New Dem-CA)- Financial Services Committee- $250,365
Patrick McHenry (R-NC)- Financial Services Committee- $189,487
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)- Financial Service's subcommittee on Capital Markets chair- $153,690
Gregory Meeks (New Dem-NY)- Financial Services Committee- $145,905
Ed Perlmutter (New Dem-CO)- Financial Services Committee- $142,950
Steny Hoyer (D-MD)- Majority Leader- $142,400
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)- Minority Leader- $138,900
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Speaker- $134,792
Sean Duffy (R-WI)- Financial Service's oversight subcomiittee chair- $132,700
Bill Huizenga (R-MI)- Financial Services Committee- $131,550

Payday Lenders

Alcee Hastings (D-FL)- $182,950
Steve Stivers (R-OH)- House Financial Services Committee- $169,225
Patrick McHenry (R-NC)- Financial Services Committee- $139,599
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)- Financial Services Committee- $135,100
Gregory Meeks (New Dem-NY)- Financial Services Committee- $132,000
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)- Financial Service's subcommittee on Capital Markets chair- $130,050
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)- Minority Leader- $105,300
David Scott (New Dem-GA)- Financial Services Committee- $95,130
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)- Energy and Commerce Committee- $90,200
Henry Cuellar (New Dem-TX)- Appropriations Committee- $82,900

Student Loan Companies

Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)- Appropriations Committee- $62,800
Ed Perlmutter (New Dem-CO)- Financial Services Committee- $62,750
Virginia Foxx (R-NC)- ranking member Education Committee- $60,450
Patrick McHenry (R-NC)- Financial Services Committee- $51,200
Bobby Scott (D-VA)- Education Committee- $42,000

Commercial Banking

Patrick McHenry (R-NC)- Financial Services Committee- $963,694
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)- Financial Services Committee- $901,988
Steve Stivers (R-OH)- House Financial Services Committee- $901,772
Steny Hoyer (D-MD)- Majority Leader- $827,730
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)- Minority Leader- $693,302
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)- Financial Service's subcommittee on Capital Markets chair- $677,795
Jim Himes (New Dem-CT)- Financial Services Committee- $626,975
Andy Barr (R-KY)- Financial Services Committee- $608,518
David Scott (New Dem-GA)- Financial Services Committee- $607,201
Ed Perlmutter (New Dem-CO)- Financial Services Committee- $591,200
Should people writing banking and investment legislation on their committees be taking money-- particularly very large sums of money-- from banksters and from PACs financed by investment and finance industries? I don't think so. I think the practice absolutely degrades Congress, degrades American politics and surely drives a wedge between voters and the members of the political class. Congress will never pass a law prohibiting members of Congress from taking bribes until voters go crazy on their asses and really make them feel the heat. Many members are really pissed off at AOC because of this kind of thing:

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4 Comments:

At 6:01 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am a Hindu who grew up in India and am now a citizen of the US. I find a lot of similarities in the teachings of the Hindu lord of Krishna and the those of Jesus and of the Christian faith. However, many people in power have abused the true teachings of these and other great religions and have used these teachings for their own selfish ends. What a shame.

 
At 6:04 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

when you say your god HATES anyone, you prove your god is a total myth.

And your conclusion is all sheepdoggie. Congress will never pass any anti-corruption lege. PERIOD.

And the open corruption has never driven a wedge between voters and the political caste. Harding was a republican and that party still exists... and is worse. Clinton, Pelosi, hoyer, scummer and obamanation are all democraps and that party still exists... and continues to get worse.

There will never be a clean government until voters decide it needs to be clean. And that means the 65 million who voted for democraps plus the 80 million who didn't vote for anyone can coalesce around a different left party that will be as AOC says. If that ever happens, it will be the polar opposite of 'going all crazy'.

I'd also point out that AOC is a member of the corrupt democrap party and has endorsed the most corrupt Pelosi as speaker... which should tell you all something about AOC. In case you cannot connect any dots.

 
At 6:06 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I meant to say, "..... and have purposely misinterpreted these teachings for their own selfish ends".

 
At 8:07 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Congress will never pass a law prohibiting members of Congress from taking bribes until voters go crazy on their asses and really make them feel the heat."

Yeah, that will happen!

At no time in history has any popular uprising of this sort ever delivered anything but chaos, during which the opportunists take over and impose a worse situation. You can bet that the corporate media is already working on their propaganda pieces intended to distract and dissuade the weak-minded away from any attempt to impose control over Big Money and their Congressional lackeys.

 

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