This is simply not the case. If you read the Old Testament in particular you will see in ancient Israel a capitalistic economy, with charity focused on the individual, with a strong belief in private property and the rule of law.
And nothing in the New Testament contradicts it. Those who say that it's the government's job to care for the poor (meaning, of course, that it's the taxpayer's job) aren't reading their Bible very carefully.
Well if you look at Christianity from a political perspective it is predominantly socialist. It certainly does not have a capitalist bent to it.
And let's not forget it was the Christians who started introducing socialism into this country in the late 1800's
12 Kerberos
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Well said bump..
[Don't forget they introduced both socialism AND prohibitionism into this countries politics in the late 1800's.]
13 tpaine
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This is simply not the case.
If you read the Old Testament in particular you will see in ancient Israel a capitalistic economy, with charity focused on the individual, with a strong belief in private property and the rule of law.
And nothing in the New Testament contradicts it.
Those who say that it's the government's job to care for the poor (meaning, of course, that it's the taxpayer's job) aren't reading their Bible very carefully.
-Zack-
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Zack, you are making a religious point while trying to rebut historical political facts. Both socialistic & prohibitionistic schemes were introduced into American politics by Christian movements in the late 1800's.
-- Its been downhill for our liberty ever since.