Heaven's not for sale

"And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."  Matthew 19:24

This is one of those passages in the Bible that conservatives, who take most of the Bible quite literally, will say Jesus didn't mean quite literally, that it's one of the few passages in the Bible that has nuances.

Yeah, good luck with that at the Pearly Gates.

Anyway, Ken Langone, the billionaire founder of Home Depot, has had his little feelings hurt by the Pope's (spot on) comments on capitalism.  Seems Mr. Langone is trying to raise $180 million for the restoration of St. Patrick's Church in New York City, and one of his potential donors is having second throughts because Pope Francis has criticized the abject failure of our economic system.

Do you suppose God, the supposed father of us all, is more concerned with the restoration of a church or the fact that, in the richest nation on earth, one in six Americans (Including 22% of our children) lives in poverty?  Do you suppose he's more concerned with spending $180 million on a building or the fact that one in five Americans has been food insecure in the past year?

The rich don't need God--for them, he's just another commodity to be bought.  To the poor, He represents hope.

Unfortunately for Mr. Langone, there aren't any camels for sale in this world skinny enough to squeeze through the eye of the needle.  

Peace,
emaycee