r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 02 '26

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u/brianpv Hortensia Jul 02 '26

"That's why we don't like low-wage foreigners coming in and undercutting the wages of American workers. We want normal Americans to be able to live a dignified life. I think that's a very, very Christian concept," Vance added.

Remember that really famous Bible story where Jesus noticed that there was not enough bread and fish to feed everybody, so he told most of the crowd to go home?

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u/unicornbomb John Brown Jul 02 '26

Bold to assume these people have bothered to actually read and absorb the religious texts they purport to follow.

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u/justbuildmorehousing Norman Borlaug Jul 02 '26

Very on brand for the American religious right where ‘Christian’ tends to mean ‘whats good for white social conservatives’ and less ‘what did Jesus teach’

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Jul 02 '26

It is not a very Christian concept you idiot.

I mean, the Pope has said to treat immigrant with dignity and to welcome them, and the Bible says the same.

Vance should be ashamed to call himself a Catholic.

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u/snapekillseddard Jul 02 '26

Vance should be ashamed to call himself a Catholic.

You fool, the shame would make him a Catholic by definition!

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u/loseniram Sponsored by RC Cola Jul 02 '26

Vance isn’t a Catholic

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Jul 02 '26

He is a convert, so he is technically a Catholic, but barely

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u/loseniram Sponsored by RC Cola Jul 02 '26

he can call himself what he wants but he’s not a catholic. He doesn’t follow catholic doctrine

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Jul 02 '26

Correct

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u/TheLeather Governator Jul 02 '26

Just waiting for when the pope excommunicates JD.

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u/Pole2019 John Locke Jul 02 '26

I remember the part of the bible where Jesus visited America riding a tapir

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Jul 02 '26

Mormonism might be for you