Greetings, you're listening to podcast number 111 of Blastery.

I'm your host Jack Clark, great to have you on board.

Today you'll hear a whirlwind tour of my thoughts on right-wing Christians,

especially on how you can effectively debate them.

Let's get right into it.

The sources you'll hear include the Old Testament, the New Testament,

various official documents of the Roman Catholic Church,

including papal encyclicals, and the New York Times.

First up in the centerpiece of this week's show is my equivalent alternative solutions challenge.

Right-wing Christians, from the roots of their right-wing ideology,

to the fruits of their policies, violate the most fundamental of the teachings of Jesus

regarding how we're to interact with our brother and sister humans.

These teachings are most powerfully expressed in the 25th Book of Matthew verses 31 to 46,

the parable of the sheep and the goats.

This is extraordinarily important, so even if you're not Christian,

or not of any religious bent at all, still listen up.

It's critical to your being an effective progressive advocate that you know this stuff.

It's the basis of my equivalent alternative solutions challenge.

Please be aware that the word stranger in the Bible is a synonym for refugee and immigrant.

On Judgment Day, before Jesus' quote, will be gathered all the nations,

and he will separate them, the sheep at his right hand, the goats at the left.

Then the king will say to those at his right hand,

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