{"id":7938,"date":"2011-10-19T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/deaconsbench\/?p=7938"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:36:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:36:15","slug":"was-jesus-a-conservative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2011\/10\/was-jesus-a-conservative\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Jesus a conservative?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Herman Cain argues as much, in a column he wrote last Christmas that\u2019s getting wider circulation<\/a><\/strong> this week:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain wrote<\/a> last December in a RedState column titled \u201cThe Perfect Conservative\u201d that Jesus was killed by a \u201cliberal court.\u201d<\/p>\n

The column claims Jesus as a conservative<\/a>. \u201cHe helped the poor without one government program. He healed the sick without a government health care system. He feed the hungry without food stamps,\u201d wrote Cain. \u201cFor three years He was unemployed, and never collected an unemployment check.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cain then describes Jesus\u2019 death:<\/p>\n

But they made Him walk when He was arrested and taken to jail, and no, He was not read any Miranda Rights. He was arrested for just being who He was and doing nothing wrong. And when they tried Him in court, He never said a mumbling word. <\/em>He didn\u2019t have a lawyer, nor did He care about who judged Him.
\nHis judge was a higher power.<\/em><\/p>\n

The liberal court found Him guilty of false offences and sentenced Him to death, all because He changed the hearts and minds of men with an army of 12.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to CNN, Cain belongs to<\/a> Antioch Baptist Church North in Atlanta. A few senior members of the church said they don\u2019t necessarily agree with Cain\u2019s views but respect him.<\/p>\n

Cain described his faith to the Associated Press<\/a> recently, and vowed to challenge Rick Perry for the evangelical vote. \u201cPeople are realizing that he is not the only Christian conservative in this race,\u201d Cain said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more here.<\/a><\/strong> And you can read Cain\u2019s column in its entirety here. <\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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