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James Martin<\/a> recently shared some parables which illustrate what Jesus might have said if his views were more like those of some of his modern-day followers<\/a>\u00a0(I mentioned them last week<\/a>). The Facebook group Christians Against the Tea Party turned some quotes from them into pictures, and I thought I should share them here, for your enjoyment and discussion.<\/p>\n

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