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lvlint67 t1_iuvvjgv wrote

Reply to comment by OseanFederation in White House announces $13.5 bln funding to help households with energy bills by Cyberdragofinale

> I’d rather vote against all of that as none of that is in my interest

If you won't vote outside of self-interest, you are voting selfishly. You can give to a church or some other shit and still do selfish things...

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OseanFederation t1_iuw21du wrote

So selfish of me not to support the wholesome murder of unborn children. How selfish of me to want to keep the fruits of my labor even after donating a considerable sum to charity.

I’m not selfish or greedy. You are for feeling entitled to my money via the government taking it from me.

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Spritely_lad t1_iuyut6a wrote

>So selfish of me not to support the wholesome murder of unborn children.

Are you willing (to pay higher taxes) to care for pregnant women and (children after they are born)?

If so, why not go vote for politicians who support expanding government assistance to pregnant women and needy families, since children are already going hungry and facing education access issues across the country?

>How selfish of me to want to keep the fruits of my labor even after donating a considerable sum to charity

Very introspective, not many people can honestly admit their own shortcomings like that. Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV) agrees that this is selfish, saying:

>Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Also in Luke 21:1-4 (NIV)

>As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

Now to address this: >I’m not selfish or greedy. You are for feeling entitled to my money via the government taking it from me

Jesus instructed to both give to God what is God's (i.e., a 10% tithe if possible) in addition to giving to the government what is theirs, which explicitly included taxes.

From Mark 12:14-17 (NIV) >They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”

> But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”

> “Caesar’s,” they replied.

> Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”

> And they were amazed at him.

So, just to clarify, are you aware you are going directly against what Jesus instructed?

Edit: minor grammar edit and a link

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