Dear Mr. Beck,
Serene Jones here. I'm President of Union Theological Seminary in New York, home of James Cone, the scholar featured on your liberation theology program this week.
I write with exciting news. Bibles are en route to you, even as we speak! Kindly let me explain. On your show, you said that social justice is not in the Bible, anywhere. Oh my, Mr. Beck. At first we were so confused. We couldn't figure out how you could possibly miss this important theme. And then it hit us: maybe you don't have a Bible to read. Let me assure you, this is nothing to be ashamed of. Many people live Bible-less lives. But we want to help out. And so, as I write this, our students are collecting Bibles from across the nation, packing them in boxes, and sending them to your offices. Grandmothers, uncles, children, co-workers -- indeed, Bible-readers from all walks of life have eagerly contributed. They should be arriving early next week, hopefully just in time for your next show. Read them with zeal!
Oh, I almost forgot: we've marked a few of the social justice passages, just in case you can't find them.
But as good as this might sound, that's not all! You express such a fervent desire to interpret the rich faith of the gospels that we have decided to offer you a substantial scholarship to Union for advanced theological studies, should you matriculate. Indeed, a fundraising campaign is already underway to offset the cost of your education. It is true that in your case you may need some remedial study before Master's level work can commence, but we are willing to work with you as you come up to speed with the rest of our student body.
In this regard, may I recommend preparatory summer readings? Have you heard of John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion or Reinhold Niebuhr's Nature and Destiny of Man? Both are Caucasian men -- not that it matters -- and they have lovely discussions of religion and politics. You'll just eat them up!
And now a final piece of good news. Your show has clearly stirred renewed interest in liberation theology and in the work of our esteemed faculty. Our own media department works tirelessly to promote their many books and articles. Somewhat embarrassingly, I have to admit that in all these years, we have never achieved a video campaign comparable to the exposure achieved by your own video segment's showing. We were astounded to see so many people hearing about the work of our seminary. In recognition of this free publicity, we want to offer you a reduced housing rate on our campus if you enroll as a student.
Do write soon so that we can discuss the terms of your application, scholarship, and housing. And let us know when you receive the Bibles -- especially if we can further assist you in any way with your reading and study.
We anxiously await your reply. In the meantime, please enjoy this video compilation of welcomes from our students:
Graciously yours,
Serene Jones
President
Union Theological Seminary
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Christianity, like the other Abrahamic traditions is a perverse archaic superstition of desert nomadic tribes of the middle east from 3000 years ago!!
See, Beck claimed there's no social justice in the Bible, and people who know better decided to capitalize on his ignorance by sending him multiple Good Books, which is funny.
It'd be even funnier if he were caught selling them to a Muslim group planning a bookburning next to the Dove World Outreach Center's planned Quran roast.
He speaks with such confidence that he speaks for All concervatives, and Christains, but he speaks for himself.
His own opinions are, as he is, a mormon and he does try to endoctrinate, as expected.
Glenn talks alot about charitable giving, the mantra of his show is faith, hope, and charity. He just points out that when some churches use the term 'social justice' they are really referring to a political belief. They use it for such things as government run health care or climate change or entitlement programs.
We all want the same things we just disagree about how to get there. Some of us believe that massive government involvement is no way to solve our problems and in fact government makes our problems worse. So to a conservative like myself if someone is using the term 'social justice' to achieve their objectives through government and not personal actions I believe they actually doing more harm than good.
personal power over to someone else. You can offer opportunities but it is almost impossible to restore self respect and a good work ethic. People NEED to work for what they obtain. Giving indiscriminately sounds good on paper but it leads to dependency and despondency. I know this to be true.
"But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first."
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
That's just one little chapter. Of course, the same chapter praises eunuchs... But, if people want to claim belief in the words it may help to know what those words are.
The answer isn't at all helpful to Beck, so I doubt he will ever quote it.
1) Beck never said we shouldn't pay taxes, so it's not as if he has said anything unBiblical.
2) Jesus never spoke on tax rates. All he said was "pay your taxes." That's not really helpful to anyone's argument, except simply for people who believe in obeying the law, which is most everyone on both sides of the political spectrum.
That is what is important and we would all do well to practice it.
“Conserve.” Action that might make a Tea Bagger shudder. Imagine the audacity of hope to conscript a word that means things your movement isn't very happy about or comfortable with.
“Conservation.” That's getting scarier. Next thing you know, people might think about the Civilian Conservation Corps, the New Deal, FDR, and Marxism.
“Conservatism,” oh my, is Marxism!