{"id":27030,"date":"2017-04-02T12:42:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=27030"},"modified":"2017-04-02T12:42:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:42:31","slug":"open-thread-422017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/02\/open-thread-422017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 4\/2\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m feeling quite tired, so I’ll be brief.  Barring unforeseen circumstances, I plan to publish most days this week, but if the forecast holds, I may make a bank run on Tuesday afternoon.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 4:01 (average 5:33).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Who would Jesus starve? Step aside Pope Francis, because this Texas Republican seems know exactly who:<\/a><\/p>\n

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One lawmaker is citing a godly reference to justify changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Tex.) recently quoted the New Testament<\/a> to question the strength of current work requirements. […]<\/p>\n

House Republicans have historically cited the verse \u2014 \u201cif a man will not work, he shall not eat\u201d \u2014 as justification for cutting some adults\u2019 SNAP benefits. Arrington referenced the verse in a discussion about increasing the work requirements for unemployed adults on the food stamp program. But critics say that advances a pernicious myth about the unemployed who receive SNAP.<\/p>\n

The verse in question applies specifically to people who can work or otherwise contribute to society but choose not to, said theologians from several denominations who spoke to The Post. There is a perception, among some voters and lawmakers, that many adult SNAP recipients are exactly this sort of \u201cfreeloader.\u201d<\/p>\n

But policy experts say that is not the case. Many unemployed adults on SNAP simply cannot work, they say. Those include the mentally ill, the borderline disabled and veterans.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Remember that these Republican Supply Side pseudo-Christians and authentic Christians have nothing whatsoever in common. Christians emulate the care for others that Jesus said, thought, and did. Republican pseudo-Christians do not and, therefore, are not Christians. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a>: <\/font>The facts on climate change — and what to do about it<\/p>\n