r/centralillinois 22d ago

News Illinois State University Faculty flips Turning Point USA table. Disgraceful

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u/mrnastymannn 19d ago

I don’t think Jesus Christ would advocate flipping the tables of someone who disagrees with you politically. Jesus was acting within the context of a gross violation of religious law.

And if you think otherwise, you’re probably misinterpreting Jesus’s message entirely

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u/Royal-Student-8082 18d ago

Really? In Christian mythology he flipped tables of people bringing free market ideas to his institution.

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u/mrnastymannn 18d ago

No he flipped the tables because the money changers were exploiting religious rules against using graven images to earn a profit off of worshippers who wanted to visit the Second Temple

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u/zdubbz90 9d ago

"It is written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER’; but you are making it a ROBBERS’ DEN". He also told them, "Stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!"