"South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg used the Bible to justify a
higher minimum wage during Tuesday night's Democratic primary debate, and he took a shot at conservative Christians in the process.
"The minimum wage is just too low," Buttigieg said. "And so-called conservative Christian senators, right now, in the Senate, are blocking a bill to raise the minimum wage, when scripture says that whoever oppresses the poor taunts their maker."
The full verse he is referencing is Proverbs 14:31, which in the New American Standard Bible reads, "He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him."
This line of thinking, of course, ignores the reality of how many jobs would be lost when the government forces businesses to pay everyone $15 per hour.
But, this has been Buttigieg's approach to Christianity as a presidential candidate—to espouse an interpretation of the religion in order to fit with liberal political policies, and vilify politically conservative Christians by discrediting the authenticity of their faith."
TheBlaze
"The minimum wage is just too low," Buttigieg said. "And so-called conservative Christian senators, right now, in the Senate, are blocking a bill to raise the minimum wage, when scripture says that whoever oppresses the poor taunts their maker."
The full verse he is referencing is Proverbs 14:31, which in the New American Standard Bible reads, "He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him."
This line of thinking, of course, ignores the reality of how many jobs would be lost when the government forces businesses to pay everyone $15 per hour.
But, this has been Buttigieg's approach to Christianity as a presidential candidate—to espouse an interpretation of the religion in order to fit with liberal political policies, and vilify politically conservative Christians by discrediting the authenticity of their faith."
TheBlaze