To a great extent Christian theology promotes and embraces programs resulting in big and invasive government, e.g. government health care, aid to children, etc.. In many regards Christian leaders are similar to the barons of Wall Street who embrace Democrats for temporary advantage to their detriment in the future. Huckabee is the poster boy for the adverse effects of a Christian minister(former) promoting governmental solutions over private initiatives.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Christian theology properly understood does nothing of the kind. It directss individuals to show charity to other individuals voluntarily, and for their own good. For someone to promote compulsory theft of someone else's wealth in order to benefit someone else is a complete and radical perversion of Christianity. Nowhere in the New Testament do Jesus or his disciples advocate taxation or any other forcible transfer of wealth.
“o a great extent Christian theology promotes and embraces programs resulting in big and invasive government, e.g. government health care, aid to children, etc.” ~ monocle
The Eighth Commandment of Nihilism: What’s Yours is Mine
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“...There are many “social justice” or “liberation theology” Christians who maintain that Jesus was a sort of proto-communist, what with his counsel to give to the poor. But there is a big difference between voluntary renunciation of one’s wealth and government seizure and redistribution of one’s wealth. Just as one must first be a man before becoming a gentleman, one must first have sovereignty over one’s property before giving it away. And as a matter of fact, statistics demonstrate that there is an inverse relationship between high taxes and charitable giving. Those states with the lowest taxes give the most, while those with the highest taxes— “liberal” places such as Massachusetts — give the least. ...”
More: http://onecosmos.blogspot.com/2007/04/eighth-commandment-of-nihilism-whats.html