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To: Walter Scott Hudson

Christianity and Atlas are not incompatible. The Biblical ethic has never endorsed thievry either from the church or state. No where did Jesus suggest that one should confiscate the wealth of others for the common good. Charity is always a matter of conscience of the individual in Christianity. It is true that many religious people as do many non religious people warp the idea of Christian charity as the justification for any and every largess of the state. I may suggest though that it is no accident when socialist and communist regiems rise they see as a clear enemy the church.


7 posted on 03/09/2010 5:13:10 AM PST by Maelstorm (No one is entitled to what they do not earn.)
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To: Maelstorm
Very well said. I am a Christian and a devotee of Atlas Shrugged. I read it the first time in 1998 and reading it again now.
12 posted on 03/09/2010 5:33:08 AM PST by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Maelstorm
Very thoughtful post.

From the article: whether a man should sacrifice for others is wholly separate from whether he ought to be forced.

When liberty begets prosperity, as it always does, charity follows. Charity fills the vacume that statists seek to fill.

39 posted on 03/09/2010 6:42:45 AM PST by frithguild (I gave to Joe Wilson the day after, to Scott Brown seven days before and next to JD Hayworth.)
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