Monday, September 14, 2009

Quinn the Eskimo

Does the idea of wealth redistribution come from religious groups?
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  1. Fleming101September 14, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    Check out the words to Jesus Christ by Woody Guthrie:
    Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land
    A hard-working man and brave
    He said to the rich, "Give your money to the poor,"
    But they laid Jesus Christ in His grave

    Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand
    His followers true and brave
    One dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot
    Has laid Jesus Christ in His Grave

    He went to the preacher, He went to the sheriff
    He told them all the same
    "Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the poor,"
    And they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.

    When Jesus come to town, all the working folks around
    Believed what he did say
    But the bankers and the preachers, they nailed Him on the cross,
    And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave.

    And the people held their breath when they heard about his death
    Everybody wondered why
    It was the big landlord and the soldiers that they hired
    To nail Jesus Christ in the sky

    This song was written in New York City
    Of rich man, preacher, and slave
    If Jesus was to preach what He preached in Galilee,
    They would lay poor Jesus in His grave.

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