If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it. Stephen Colbert
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I don't recall reading this in the Bible, and I'm not sure it's actually a Christian sentiment. But I think it's an important one. It boils down to this: if we're going to be Christians, we'd better treat people like we think God would like us to treat them. Otherwise, our faith is not much more than a sham.

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