Kevin Heckle (3 Feb 2012) "Obama-"Jesus would require the rich
to pay more in taxes""          Jesus - The Capitalist Investor
Obama asserted today the Jesus would require the rich to pay
more in taxes. He cited Jesus' teachings, specifically 'for unto
whom much is given, much is required'.  Besides the fact that
the rich already pay more in taxes, the particular passage he
mentioned has NOTHING to do with anyone paying taxes or
progressive taxation.  When pressed about taxes and giving,
Jesus said to 'render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's
and unto God the things that are God's'.  So apparently Jesus
advocated a separation of Church and State when it came to
taxes.  I'm certain Jesus never advocated charity at the tip of
the Roman spear if the President's intention is to use taxation
to 'spread the wealth around'.  As is usually the case, this
politician took the Bible passage WAY out of context, having
absolutely NOTHING to do with progressive taxation.  Rather the
parable that Jesus told, (where