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Why Occupy?

Jeremiah 5:26-31 New International Version 1984 (NIV1984) “Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch men. Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; they have become rich and powerful and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it, they do not defend the rights of the poor. Should I not punish them for this?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this? “A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: 31 The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end? And elsewhere it says, vengeance belongs to God, and vengeance is a waste of spirit, but the voice of social justice calls out to people, from people, for people. God is an advocate of social justice, the work is in our hands. What wil