Could it work?
In the game of life, as in Monopoly, there are penalties and consequences.
The man who knows
he has enough
is rich.
- Lao Tsu
The pain
of Fancis and his social justice philosophy runs deep in the Right's backside.
You might even say it's downright hemorrhoidal. Of course, Francis has never
intended to be a pain in anyone's rear, but his economics and quest for
compassion have caused shock waves among the high and mighty of capitalism.
"One truth shines out from the Bible: Jesus spoke to the individual, never to government or government policy. Jesus was a capitalist, preaching personal responsibility, not a socialist."
Yes, that bit of eschatology was from World
Net Daily trying to prove
that Jesus was against redistribution of wealth. Unfortunately, WND never
touches upon the quandary of a rich man, a camel and the eye of a needle. They
never talk about the poor inheriting the kingdom of heaven. They may covertly
grieve over the wealthy man being asked to give all of his worldly goods to
follow Jesus. And capitalism's cheer leaders routinely neglect to site an
important passage from Acts of the Apostles:
"The community of believers was of
one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common . With great power the
apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor
was accorded them all.
There was no needy person among them, for those who owned property or houses
would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sale, and put them at the feet of
the apostles,
There was no needy person among them, for those who owned property or houses
would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sale, and put them at the feet of
the apostles, and they were
distributed to each according to need . . ." (emphasis mine)
Of course, Karl Marx wrote it instead of Luke, so it certainly can't be in any
sense Scripture. In fact, a husband (Ananais) and wife (Saphirra) were struck
dead because they lied about their greed. Nope, can't possibly be Scripture.
Joel
Watts (Huffington Post)
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