Where is my shocked face - Pope edition?

[TommyGunn]

Actually, the Pharisees tried to trick him by asking if he believed the Jews should pay taxes to Rome. They expected that He would say, "No." His response ("Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's ...") is essentially a statement in favor of separation of church and state. No, Fisty, it's not saying that governments have a right to commit genocide. It's just saying that there are two levels of law: mundane law, as enacted by governments, and God's law.Where people are dealing with things that aren't of concern to God (like paying your taxes), you should follow man's law. Where the issue is addressed by God's law -- we should follow God's law.

Eeeeeyup.    Same thing....just the other side of the coin.

[vaskidmark]

Shrug. Just a guess. Must have disremembered. Sorry.

We can arrange for the Mormons, the 7th Day Adventists, the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Hare Krishna to show up at your door step all at the same time.

stay safe.

[Hawkmoon]

No, Hawky, it's not that simple.

Why not?

[Perd Hapley]

Why not?

Really? I already explained this. You're saying that taxes are a Caesar issue, and not a religious issue. Which is fine, until Caesar's taxes run afoul of one or more religions (by heavy taxes on churches, a tax code that burdens the poor in some way, etc). Government and religion will always interact, because both have certain things to say about how people will be treated.

[seeker_two]

Where people are dealing with things that aren't of concern to God (like paying your taxes), you should follow man's law. Where the issue is addressed by God's law -- we should follow God's law.

What things do you believe are not a concern of God? I remember reading something about sparrows and lillies.....


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