What irritates me is his implicit claim that the ideas there are original or exclusive to Jesus.
I don't really care about credit for originality, just beautifulness and deepness of message. Linus' take is ugly, whereas the Sermon is beautifully constructed. Just seems a shame not to go for the latter whenever possible.
Linus's take fits my aesthetic better, and "beautiful" language is often unclear.
Here's the new thread for posting quotes, with the usual rules: