[HiTech RedNeck]

However watch out for cafeteria faith. Often the bible does verge into what looks like a leftist screed. The correct answer is cooperative balance.

[Telepathic Intruder]

"Often the bible does verge into what looks like a leftist screed"

Yes, but the leftist screed is missing one vital component. Something similar to communism can work just fine as long as you have a benevolent tyrant running things. But you can't have that in a worldly system, even if you found the perfect dictator, because government is constantly changing hands.

And also, I sometimes hear people say "Jesus was a socialist", because they've taken one or two of his statements out of context. "Render under Caesar what is Caesar's", or "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of Heaven". There is a deeper meaning behind these statements than they realize, however. But one thing is certain: Jesus never suggested we replace God with the state, which is the ultimate goal of socialism.