Bernie Sanders

Donkees

(31,554 posts) Fri Jul 1, 2016, 04:37 PM Jul 2016

Treating All People With Respect and Dignity | Bernie Sanders

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Treating All People With Respect and Dignity | Bernie Sanders (Original Post) Donkees Jul 2016 OP

I hope this has gone viral. senz Jul 2016 #1

great stuff. nt. andym Jul 2016 #2

cherry-picking RussBLib Jul 2016 #3

Amos 5:24 was made famous by MLK. Older progressives remember it well. senz Jul 2016 #4

Yes, quoting one line of the Bible that is relevant to what you are saying instead of hundreds of merrily Jul 2016 #5

kick Segami Jul 2016 #6

senz

(11,945 posts)

1. I hope this has gone viral.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:03 PM

Jul 2016

andym

(5,447 posts)

2. great stuff. nt.

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Sat Jul 2, 2016, 04:47 PM

Jul 2016

RussBLib

(9,064 posts)

3. cherry-picking

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 05:06 PM

Jul 2016

Rather disappointed to hear Bernie quote Scripture here: Amos 5:24

I understand the presumed need to pitch to the religious of all stripes, but Bernie is cherry-picking like all the rest.

Gotta be a better way.

senz

(11,945 posts)

4. Amos 5:24 was made famous by MLK. Older progressives remember it well.

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 07:24 PM

Jul 2016

merrily

(45,251 posts)

5. Yes, quoting one line of the Bible that is relevant to what you are saying instead of hundreds of

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:58 AM

Jul 2016

pages of the Bible that have nothing to do with what you are saying is indeed cherrypicking the Bible. So what?

Amos 5:24 King James Version (KJV)

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

I don't think your objection is to his being selective about what he quotes from the Bible. I think you mean he should not have quoted it at all. I disagree. There are objectionable parts of the works of Shakespeare, but nothing is wrong with quoting things Shakespeare put especially well. Judaism is not going to disappear if Sanders omits all mention of the Old Testament, nor will Sanders' quoting one apt, poetic line from the OT that is relevant to his point increase the numbers of adherents to Judaism.

Segami

(14,923 posts)

6. kick

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Sat Jul 9, 2016, 06:52 PM

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