/christian/ - Christian Discussion and Fellowship

Socialism =/= Charity

>>774596

the vatican has been supporting charities for centuries tho

>>774596

>charity is gommunism

>>774604

You're being way too obvious, leftypol shill.

>>774596

When Mary Magdalene washed Jesus feet with expensive fragrances, this is exactly how she was criticized.

>>774534

a christian society would be far-right socially and far-left economically.

facts.

>>774534

Christianity does not conform to any secular theory of politics or economics. Christianity is about following the teachings of Christ, nothing more and nothing less. The biggest reason why Christianity cannot be socialist in particular is because socialism openly calls for the total destruction of Christianity, which is obviously incompatible with Christianity.

No one is gonna post the whole video?

The pope gives that piece of shit back with disgust.

>>774629

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxMfqWkFblc

>>774633

Thanks.

There is a difference between giving to the poor yourself and using the government to extort money from others and redistribute it to parasites who don't deserve it.

>>774643

>post pols memes

>screeching communism at people

That's great.

Why don't you go now and burn someone at the stake with your mad based implications?

Don't want to pay taxes? Sure, go right ahead. Move to the woods and grow your a farm while at it.

Call me a communist for the fact that there is socialism in the Bible? Go see a psychiatrist and don't punch someone in the face for glancing the wrong way at you.

>>774665

Because the difference is being informed.

You can give to charity all you want, doesn't mean the money will go where it needs to.

Same thing with wellfare. But unlike charities that don't really answer much to anyone, and don't need to, government does and knowing where your tax goes is vital.

The dangers of well fare enabling the poor is a whole different issue. Ask Mr. Rockafeller here about that >>774643

>>774534

Evo Morales and all these nasties in SA need to gtfo.

>>774604

Nice strawman. Americans are the most charitable.

>>774776

>Call me a communist for the fact that there is socialism in the Bible?

That's weird, I don't seem to recall Christ declaring that humanity will never be free until the last stone of the last church is cast upon the last priest.

>>774534

Much welcome polfag,

please abstain of shitposting in the future

and to answer your question,

no, Christianity doesn't adhere to either socialist or capitalist regimes, any form of materialism is against it at all

2 verses later

>Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

God can put a camel through the eye of a needle, God can get a rich man into heaven.

>Is Christianity socialist?

The parable of the wicked tenants clearly has wicked people who seize the means of production meeting a wicked end.

>>774982

does anyone have the 911 version of the first meme?

>/leftypol/ bait thread no. 1 gorillion

Sage.

>>774776

>muh pols

>gommunism is christian goys….because social justice. Please ignore the fact that it sets out to destroy religion

>muh taxes

You seem confused. Are you that communist shill from /politics general/?

Also…this thread could be kept in that containment thread. If you look it up we discussed it like 4 weeks ago.

>>775038

>Not no. 6 gorillion

>>774984

>just because communism was started and propagated by jews doesn't mean communism is jewish, guis

You commie filth just can't stop lying

>>774534

Yes. It's true that christianity is a socialist religion. God is a socialist. He will punish those who refuse to love their fellow humans as as He has loved them.

However, above all, christianity calls for an individual responsibility. We are told to render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's. Socialists would revolt against any authority that denies their idea and steal from them, however christians should not. Christians apply socialism through the act of charity, and even above socialism because should expect nothing in return.

>>775028

This is why I'm against any form of political christianity, including church endorsed christian monarchy. I think such a thing would contradict the emphasis on individuality of Christ's teachings.

The Church condemned marxism numerous times through history.

The Catholic Church approves, accepts, and even exercises the right to private property, infallibly defining that deniers of private property are heretics, blasphemers, and wicked criminals.

The Church has private property as a Natural Right (theonomic) and as Divine Positive Right , being a sacred and inviolable right, even with abuse in the use of such right.

According to the Church, the right of private property ceases only in very rare and very serious cases, such as life or death matters (such as those who steal food because of the imminent risk of dying of hunger) and similar cases.

>>774982

>thomas more

Thomas More's utopia also had slaves. St. Thomas Aquinas advocated for Monarchy

>>775238

>implying I like the current capitalist system that rules over us

>implying i'm a lolbergtarian

>still trying to deflect from the fact communism is just as, if not even more jewish

You just can't catch a break, can you /leftpol/?

>>775103

Utopia was a satire.

You have to dig a little deeper into the verse. If interpreted super literally, this would mean that if someone transferred 10 million to your bank account right before you died, you wouldn't get into heaven. This is obviously not what our good Lord means, I'm pretty sure this is about the love of money.

I can tell you that Christians today wouldn't believe in the perverted, sex and drug-obsessed garbage that passes for socialism in America.

>>774604

I try to give to charity all the time. What are you even talking about?