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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who cares only for money to enter into the kingdom of God."
At the risk of angering many who think the Conservapedia is idiotic - an attitude I share - this is actually not so bad, if you consider some additional information.
Back in the day, when Jesus was allegedly preaching, "the eye of the needle" was something well-known to his audience. It was a small door in the main gate of a walled city, through which a camel caravan could pass should they arrive at the city after the gates were closed. The way the camels could get through this "eye of the needle" was to have their baggage - their cargo - removed, so they could go through on their knees, for which there was plenty of room in the "eye of the needle." Camels had no problem doing this.
I think most folks here are intelligent enough to get the image. Would anyone disagree that a man "who cares only for money" would have a lot of "baggage"? Would anyone disagree that it would be very hard for such a man to drop his baggage and enter the kingdom of heaven on his knees?
I do think the fact that the Conservapedia managed to get this right can be filed under "a stopped clock is still right twice a day."
