@Bruce———Your quote from James and all other Bible quotes are not teaching secular governments to “equalize” citizen incomes!!-And the only Biblical theocracy was the original Jewish nation under the Laws of Moses given by God. Those laws had long-term “corrections” to help the poorer people. But it was not a Socialist or Marxist type of government that teaches the State is the Idol to worship. It was “theo”-cracy because God was the only entity to worship. All others were Idols and it was a Sin to be an Idolator.-Bible teaches Voluntary and Private charity for the poor.The “day of reaping what was sown” is the Final Judgment in Heaven.
The Jews were to leave the produce at the edge of their land so that the poor could pick it up. This is what helped Ruth survive till she remarried. It was not Marxist but did take care of the poor.
No, actually that does nothing; the profits remain in the hands of the rich. The real way is to greatly increase taxes on the rich and on corporations, and tariffs to punish those who unpatriotically move their profits overseas.
Bruce4671 GoComics PRO Member said, about 10 hours ago @disgustedtaxpayer OK and what then is your point?-my point is aimed at giving Bible facts to deter leaders like the Jesuit Pope using Marxism against capitalism to “justify”using the “State” (government) to forcefully “equalize incomes”, and US Prez Obama jumped immediately on the Pope’s bandwagon and many citizens of the Liberal persuasion with him, no doubt.-My point is that secular governments do not have God’s command to “redistribute wealth” using income inequality as the excuse. Jesus said we would always have the Poor with us in society…..under men’s rule. If every neighbor helped his neighborhood when needs arise, that would be obeying God’s Law to share with others what God has blessed you with. And as Rush pointed out on his radio program, Capitalism has raised more common folk out of poverty than any other type of government, while socialist governments merely equalize Misery and also Kill citizens….USSR, Red China, Cuba….wherever it is tried, it fails.
How hypocritical….The Catholic church sits upon and commands riches beyond the common man’s imagination.I’ll pay more attention to the Popes advice in this area when the Catholic church begins selling off its riches and giving the profits to the poor of the world.
There is enough charitable will to feed the masses, however, government has usurped the role of charitable organizations by robbing those who have a surplus – and would like to give – of their income and the means to give.
Long-haired preachers come out every nightTry to tell you what’s wrong and what’s rightBut when asked about something to eatThey will answer in voices so sweet +‘You will eat, by and by,In that glorious land above the skyWork and pray, live on hay -You’ll get pie in the sky when you die’ – that’s a lie! +And the Starvation Army they playAnd they sing and the clap and they prayTill they get all your coin on the drumThen they’ll tell you when you’re on the bum . . . +Holy Rollers and Jumpers come outAnd they sing and they clap and they shout‘Give your money to Jesus,’ they say,‘He will cure all diseases today . . . +Working folks of all countries, uniteSide by side we for freedom will fightWhen the world and it’s wealth we have gainedTo the grafters we’ll sing this refrain: +You will eat, by and by,When you’ve learned how to cook and how to fryChop some wood, it’ll do you goodThen you’ll eat in the sweet by and by – that’s no lie! +Joe Hill
disgustedtaxpayer over 10 years ago
@Bruce———Your quote from James and all other Bible quotes are not teaching secular governments to “equalize” citizen incomes!!-And the only Biblical theocracy was the original Jewish nation under the Laws of Moses given by God. Those laws had long-term “corrections” to help the poorer people. But it was not a Socialist or Marxist type of government that teaches the State is the Idol to worship. It was “theo”-cracy because God was the only entity to worship. All others were Idols and it was a Sin to be an Idolator.-Bible teaches Voluntary and Private charity for the poor.The “day of reaping what was sown” is the Final Judgment in Heaven.
Hectoruno over 10 years ago
The Jews were to leave the produce at the edge of their land so that the poor could pick it up. This is what helped Ruth survive till she remarried. It was not Marxist but did take care of the poor.
ianrey over 10 years ago
No, actually that does nothing; the profits remain in the hands of the rich. The real way is to greatly increase taxes on the rich and on corporations, and tariffs to punish those who unpatriotically move their profits overseas.
disgustedtaxpayer over 10 years ago
Bruce4671 GoComics PRO Member said, about 10 hours ago @disgustedtaxpayer OK and what then is your point?-my point is aimed at giving Bible facts to deter leaders like the Jesuit Pope using Marxism against capitalism to “justify”using the “State” (government) to forcefully “equalize incomes”, and US Prez Obama jumped immediately on the Pope’s bandwagon and many citizens of the Liberal persuasion with him, no doubt.-My point is that secular governments do not have God’s command to “redistribute wealth” using income inequality as the excuse. Jesus said we would always have the Poor with us in society…..under men’s rule. If every neighbor helped his neighborhood when needs arise, that would be obeying God’s Law to share with others what God has blessed you with. And as Rush pointed out on his radio program, Capitalism has raised more common folk out of poverty than any other type of government, while socialist governments merely equalize Misery and also Kill citizens….USSR, Red China, Cuba….wherever it is tried, it fails.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 10 years ago
How hypocritical….The Catholic church sits upon and commands riches beyond the common man’s imagination.I’ll pay more attention to the Popes advice in this area when the Catholic church begins selling off its riches and giving the profits to the poor of the world.
phdtogo over 10 years ago
There is enough charitable will to feed the masses, however, government has usurped the role of charitable organizations by robbing those who have a surplus – and would like to give – of their income and the means to give.
lonecat over 10 years ago
Long-haired preachers come out every nightTry to tell you what’s wrong and what’s rightBut when asked about something to eatThey will answer in voices so sweet +‘You will eat, by and by,In that glorious land above the skyWork and pray, live on hay -You’ll get pie in the sky when you die’ – that’s a lie! +And the Starvation Army they playAnd they sing and the clap and they prayTill they get all your coin on the drumThen they’ll tell you when you’re on the bum . . . +Holy Rollers and Jumpers come outAnd they sing and they clap and they shout‘Give your money to Jesus,’ they say,‘He will cure all diseases today . . . +Working folks of all countries, uniteSide by side we for freedom will fightWhen the world and it’s wealth we have gainedTo the grafters we’ll sing this refrain: +You will eat, by and by,When you’ve learned how to cook and how to fryChop some wood, it’ll do you goodThen you’ll eat in the sweet by and by – that’s no lie! +Joe Hill