Now, I am no biblical scholar. I'm not even Christian. So I went in search of a hint on what it might mean to act Jesus-like. And I found this:
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' - Matthew 25
Hmm, clearly I would expect the sponsor of this bill to be gung ho for Obama's health care plan. Or perhaps he'd sponsor a bill to raise the minimum wage, or to increase funding for the Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program that provides food to low income Women, Infants, and Children that are at nutritional risk. Let's see what he's been up to:
H.J.Res. 50: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. The text of the amendment isn't available online yet, but based on the list of sponsors I don't think it's an amendment for marriage equality.
H.Res. 386: Commending the University of Georgia Gymnastics Team for winning the 2009 NCAA National Championship. Very nice.
H.R. 227: Sanctity of Human Life Act Does that mean we should stop killing people in Iraq and Afghanistan? Or abolish the death penalty? Oh no, it's a bill to declare that human life begins at fertilization.
H.R. 1621: Pledge Language is English Declaration and Government Endorsement Act of 2009 This bill will withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem in a language other than English.
What is this guy doing in Congress other than wasting space? |
