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Fascism however can often conflict with Christianity, fascism sets one race of people as being more important than others. It does not regard every man as equal and doesn't witness love.
Can someone be a Socialist, Communist, or Fascist and still be a Christian? I mean can they be intellectually compatible? To me it reasons that some political ideologies would not line up with Christian moral and practice.
If someone subscribes to a political ideology that is contrary to the teachings of Christ, then one would have to call into question whether they are really Christian or not. I see this all the time in the UK, 'Christians' campaigning aggressively on far-left political causes, then still insisting they are Christian. Bothers me actually
"So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished."
Well then all Christians in the first century failed as well since you want to look at biblical quotes out of context. You see Christianity was illegal in the first century and so everyone that was a Christian broke the law. In fact everyone in China and all Muslim countries that are Christian are law breakers as well because being Christian is illegal. So they are all law breakers and rebels as well.
Think about that for awhile and hopefully you can come into the Lords truth instead of your own.
Sealacamp
We must obey God rather than any human authority." (Acts 5:29).
Obeying God supersedes obeying human authority, so they weren't breaking Rom 13:2 by practicing there faith. They did however obey the meaning of Rom 13:2 in that we never have any evidence of Christians starting a rebellion to overthrow Caesar to found a "Christian Empire".
Also, Christs robe is white, not red, white and blue.
Can someone be a Socialist, Communist, or Fascist and still be a Christian? I mean can they be intellectually compatible? To me it reasons that some political ideologies would not line up with Christian moral and practice.
Sounds like America to me, so someone can't believe in capitalism and be a true Christian?
The answer would be no because the true Christian, although they may find themselves living under such forms of government, will not morally or intellectually support any institution which wars against the precepts of Jesus Christ. Each of these systems make government an object of idolatry, engage in institutionalized theft and encourage covetousness and/or placing one's allegiance to the state.
Randy, helping the poor with money that has been stolen is immoral and wealth redistribution by coercive means is a foundation of all statist systems. Religious freedom is commendable but so is economic freedom and this latter is always compromised in statist systems. Statism places reliance on fallen men and man is the last place we should place our faith. Capitalism has less potential for harm because in its pure form no one can use coercive means to achieve their goals whereas in statism coercion is an integral part of social interaction.
LBP, perhaps you should rely less on how things seem to you and more on how they seem to Jesus by what He has said throughout the Bible. Statism relies not on reason or appealing to the best in men but on brute force (do as we say or you will be fined, imprisoned, denied permission to operate etc). By coercion I am speaking of brute force. Yes, bad people can bring pressure to bear to manipulate others to a desired action in capitalism but as I was suggesting when I spoke of its pure form no capitalist can use actual force or go running to the government and use its power of coercion by proxy. Lacking the ability to use brute force and limited by the corrective action of a free market, bad people have far less ability to manipulate others in capitalism than they can in a statist economic system.
How can free markets bring out the worse in people? To succeed in a free market, one must offer quality products or services at reasonable prices or lose their business to others who will. They must also pay their employess competitive wages and provide suitable working conditions or again they will lose their quality employess to competitors who will. It is when the use of brute force is allowed that the worst in people is brought out. Why work hard to provide for yourself and your family when you can simply use the government to loot the wealth or labor of others to get what you want? Why save adequately for your retirement when you can simply use the government to loot younger workers to get a retirement stipend? Why worry about making foolish choices in how you live when the government is right there to bail you out and lessen the impact of those choices? When men look not to God and His righteousness and wisdom but look instead to the wisdom of men and the un-Biblical institutions they create is when we see the greatest opportunity for the worst that is in men to come out.
Randy, helping the poor with money that has been stolen is immoral and wealth redistribution by coercive means is a foundation of all statist systems. Religious freedom is commendable but so is economic freedom and this latter is always compromised in statist systems. Statism places reliance on fallen men and man is the last place we should place our faith. Capitalism has less potential for harm because in its pure form no one can use coercive means to achieve their goals whereas in statism coercion is an integral part of social interaction.
LBP, for your many words in your last post you provided no evidence to support your view and scripture is clear God hates stealing, using unfair balances and covetousness.
It is God who gives men the ability to acquire wealth, informs us we are stewards of what He provides and it is He who will reward or punish us as stewards.
And thus you have shown from your own words that capitalism is an unjust exploitative system that favors the the rich at the expense of the workers - until they revolt.Do you not understand that taxes on business are transferred to the consumer since businesses will simply raise their charges for the goods and services they provide to make up for the shortfall caused by the taxes imposed on them.
And thus you have shown from your own words that capitalism is an unjust exploitative system that favors the the rich at the expense of the workers - until they revolt.
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