Post by rareearth on Apr 14, 2011 14:17:25 GMT 10
Nov 21, 2010 1:29:20 GMT 10 @rareearth said:
Do you know what Yeshua Hanotzri, better known by the false name of 'Jesus of Nazareth', did to the tables of the bankers in Jerusalem back in the first century AD? Have you asked why he hated them even more than Roman taxing authorities?
I suppose you are referring to when he turned over the tables in the Temple of those who were selling sacrificial goods at markup prices.
But even Jesus paid taxes. See Matt 17:24ff. St. Peter caught a fish in whose mouth was a coin. That coin paid the tax. Jesus told St. Peter that He was exempt from paying the tax but He did it anyway in order to not offend. This falls in line with what St. Paul said: "I have made myself a servant to all that I might win the more." (I Corinthians 9:19)
Now I'm not trying to be trite. I'm also not saying to be a wuss and cave in. But deliberately avoiding the law of the land could land you in jail and then your micronation will be despised. At best you might be seen as just another nut job.
Dagostinia pays taxes to the ruling authority when due. We desire not to offend. But Dagostinia does not owe or pay one single penny to the macronation for transactions that happen within our borders.
Monarch of Dagostinia
Theologians are so boring and obsolete, that I think they should all retire because of their obsolescence, but also because of their profound stupidity.
The story of Yeshua (aka 'Jesus') is even more surprising. During what is known as the Holy Week, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, and after entering the temple he immediately started throwing out everyone who had set up shop there, buying and selling. He kicked over the tables of the bankers, and the stalls of the pigeon merchants. He didn't let anyone even carry a basket through the Temple, even though all of this buying and selling actually had a religious purpose.
A person back then would travel from Galilee, and upon reaching Jerusalem would need to buy a dove or a lamb for a religiously-sanctioned sacrifice. In a similar way, a person would have to take their coins (which were probably Roman, and would have had the image of Caesar on it), and exchange it for an acceptable coin so that they could make their offering to God without breaking the commandment on graven images.
Jesus then taught the people by quoting this text: my house was designated a house of prayer for the nations; you have turned it into a hangout for thieves.
The high priests and religious scholars heard what was going on, and plotted on how they might get rid of Jesus. They panicked, for the entire crowd was carried away by Jesus' teaching. In the evening, Jesus and his disciples left the city. (Mark 11:15-19)
In overturning the banker's tables, Jesus was actually being prophetic about our present day, as the article below abundantly shows.
Showdown In Iceland – Analysis
www.eurasiareview.com/showdown-in-iceland-analysis-08042011/