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1. about 14 hours ago on Cul de Sac

   It’s a great movie, but obscure; a 40-year-old movie which grossed under $2.5 million.

2. about 14 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

3. about 18 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Perhaps so. But Jesus explicitly said it was humanly impossible.

4. about 19 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   I’m saying that Jesus said that wealth is inherently an obstacle to salvation, possibly insurmountable. If you amass your treasure on earth, that is your reward; your heart is where you treasure is. Better to amass your treasure in heaven, then that will be your reward.

5. about 21 hours ago on Jen Sorensen

   It’s hyperbole (exaggerated for comic effect), but I’d be willing to bet Jen based this on things that have actually occurred.

6. about 22 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Of course, there are poor people who won’t make it. But Jesus explicitly says “With man this is impossible.” You cannot serve both God and Mammon.

7. about 23 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   I disagree, simply because threading a needle is too easy. I could do it when I was six. The only easy way for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven is to quit being rich.

   For context, here are the surrounding verses (Matthew 19, 21-26):

   Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a [camel] to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

8. about 23 hours ago on Clay Bennett

   The “California vs Florida” meme is good political fodder for both sides. DeSantis has been running on that issue this whole time, Newsom has been publicly calling him out on it, and a face-to-face is, if nothing else, good political theater.

   And yeah, Newsom SAYS he isn’t running for anything, but few believe him. At the very least, he’s positioning himself for 2028…

9. about 24 hours ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Simply threading a needle with thread (or a hair) makes it too simple, though. “Threading a needle with a rope” keeps the metaphor clear while stressing the (near) impossibility.

   Still, the visual of pushing a camel through the eye of a needle is appealing…

10. 1 day ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

    My understanding is that it’s more like “rope” or “cord.” If he’s NOT saying it’s (nearly) impossible for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God, it makes no sense at all. It’s far from the only time Jesus is contemptuous of wealth: “If you would be perfect, sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor” (to give one example).