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MADem

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4. I think the term "least of the brethren" can be applied to anyone who gets a raw deal in the game of

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 02:27 AM

Jun 2015

life. It could be the poor, the hungry, the thirsty....it could be the weak, it could be the sick, it could be the persecuted, it could be that little kid getting bullied on the playground.

It's a very useful phrase to have handy when discussing social programs with Republicans!

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Who are ‘the least of these’? Scholars say Mother Teresa and others may be wrong [View all] hrmjustin May 2015 OP

I love these kinds of debates, goldent May 2015 #1

There were neither Christians nor missionaries at the time. rug May 2015 #2

Unless the passage was written at a time when there were both, Htom Sirveaux May 2015 #3

I think the term "least of the brethren" can be applied to anyone who gets a raw deal in the game of MADem Jun 2015 #4