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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (662321)11/26/2004 2:25:07 PM
From: hdl  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
If Mr. LaHaye and Mr. Jenkins honestly believe that the end of the world may be imminent, why not waive royalties? Why don't they use the millions of dollars in profits to help the poor - and increase their own chances of getting into heaven?

I thought about offering them a deal. Perhaps buy their assets very cheaply and rent them back to them for $1/year for a few years. He said they were sincere, but now, seems to question their sincerity- because they don't waive royalties.

Mr. Jenkins told me that he gives 20 to 40 percent of his income to charity, and that's commendable. But there are millions more where that came from. Mr. LaHaye and Mr. Jenkins might spend less time puzzling over obscure passages in the Book of Revelation and more time with the straightforward language of Matthew 6:19, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth." Or Matthew 19:21, where Jesus advises a rich man: "Sell your possessions and give the money to the poor. . . . It will be hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

So I challenge the authors to a bet: if the events of the Apocalypse arrive in the next 10 years, then I'll donate $500 to the battle against the Antichrist; if it doesn't, you donate $500 to a charity of my choosing that fights poverty - and bigotry. This is aunfair deal. he will be in hell after the apocalypse - so, he won't pay. otoh- if there is no apocalypse, the goodly christian loses.

Gentlemen, do we have a deal?
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