For all their “christianity”, republicans in the US are pretty hypocritical.

Jesus actually teached that everybody deserves to get fed and housed. That everybody deserves healthcare. That people should care for other people in their community. That is essentially the core principles of socialism.

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    Matthew 25:41

    “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."

    It’s part of a parable, but if we disregard parables then “jesus’ teachings” becomes a small pamphlet.

    But I’d be keen to hear where jesus advocated for abolishing human hierarchy. Nothing comes to mind immediately outside Paul’s letters.

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      Sorry I’m late, but I don’t think Matthew 25:41 suggests Jesus believed in eternal punishment. It’s a very specific theology that we know very well today, so it’s easy to read it into the text. But that verse says that the fire is eternal, not necessarily the suffering.

      It’s pretty likely that Jesus believed in the idea of the “second death”(not eternal).

      “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matt 10:28)

      Its more likely that Jesus’s understanding of hell is far from the modern Christian theology.

      Now about human hierarchy:

      Off the top of my head, we have:

      • Jesus commanding the rich man to sell everything he has and give the money to the poor
      • “the last will be first and the first will be last”
      • Luke 6:20-25
      • talking with and standing up for sex workers

      I’m sure I can find more when I have some time.