I believe the Ford Motor Company cut ties with the Ford Foundation years ago. Between 1955 and 1974, the foundation sold its Ford Motor Company holdings and now plays no role in the automobile company.

Absolutely. Amen.

You neglected to give the full context of the “rich young ruler.” Jesus told the rich, young ruler to sell all that he had (so that he could follow him). That was tailor made advice for one man. Did Jesus tell everyone to do that? No. Jesus saw that his wealth was his spiritual burden, and the thing that prevented him from finding his true identity among those who followed Jesus. That might have served Rockefeller well in the same way, but most of the Apostles were poor, so we don’t find Jesus telling them to do the same, with the possible exception of Matthew, who had to give up his well-paying job as a tax collector in order to follow Jesus. The point being, Jesus’ knew the burdens of the individuals he encountered, and he knew what they needed most. They didn’t all need the same advice.

Secondly, John D. Rockefeller more likely made contributions to charity because he wanted the Justice and Treasury Departments to get off his back for those monopoly violations, they charged him with. His generosity was more likely a tax dodge, than a swelling feeling of “altruism” no matter how it appears to you.

Yours is a simpleton’s understanding of Christianity. Jesus left his disciples with two simple but broadly defined commandments: love God, and love neighbor as oneself. Christian love is not limited to “altruistic works.”

Just be assured. There are millions of us just like Kyle.

i wouldn’t roast my marshmallows in that fire!

We have to name our enemy to defeat it. Right words matter because they pinpoint reality.

How easily some people switch comment threads from one topic (the neo-nazi left) to another (Christians)….And we see it on so many of “our” sites this election year. Coincidence?

Yes, but Christian-bashing is soooo trendy now…..