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Talk:Luke 17-24 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 21:09, January 27, 2010
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I removed the references to unions and union-busting in this chapter, because the original simply mentioned "farmers". This was a very powerful, direct parable about men charged with doing the will of their master rejecting the master's will, and harming those sent to remind them of the master's will, including killing the master's son. This is too important a metaphor for what is happening between Jesus and those rejecting him to try and turn it into an anti-union statement, especially since unions as we understand them did not exist then. --[[User:ChrisY|ChrisY]] 09:50, 27 January 2010 (EST)
I removed the references to unions and union-busting in this chapter, because the original simply mentioned "farmers". This was a very powerful, direct parable about men charged with doing the will of their master rejecting the master's will, and harming those sent to remind them of the master's will, including killing the master's son. This is too important a metaphor for what is happening between Jesus and those rejecting him to try and turn it into an anti-union statement, especially since unions as we understand them did not exist then. --[[User:ChrisY|ChrisY]] 09:50, 27 January 2010 (EST)
:Jesus didn't constrain himself by only talking about things which existed during his own time. He discussed the destruction of the temple, which didn't occur for 40 years after his death, the persecution of Christians, which didn't REALLY get underway for maybe 80-100 years after his death, and yes, even unions.
:If you want to deny that the farmers in the parable are uniting to extort their employer, go ahead, but I'm not in favor of censorship like you are.
:::::''People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion,''
:::::''but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public.''
:::::::::::::::::::::- Adam Smith
:[[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 16:09, 27 January 2010 (EST)