The vast but little-known fund of the Mormon Church

Re:The vast but little-known fund of the Mormon Church by gremlinsinc on Saturday February 08, 2020 @02:57PM (#22277971)

Christians in general all denounce socialism --even it seems democratic socialism.

Christ taught: Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick, give all you have to those in need then come follow me, else there's no path to heaven if you're a shallow rich person.

I'm no expert on Marxism, but I think there's quite a bit of crossover in ideologies.

But the point of my argument is most church's don't practice what Christ preached, they're essentially anti-christian churches.

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Re:The vast but little-known fund of the Mormon Church by whatthesmack on Saturday February 08, 2020 @04:53PM (#22278680)

I think the issue that many folks take with this perspective is that you’re prescribing one particular implementation (socialism) of what Jesus taught. We can debate what he taught, but you must acknowledge that you’re advocating for your favored implementation. There are plenty of ways to “Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick, give all you have to those in need then come follow me, else there's no path to heaven” that don’t involve or require your particular implementation at all.

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Re:The vast but little-known fund of the Mormon Church by jki275 on Saturday February 08, 2020 @09:02PM (#22279919)

Jesus taught that we should do that.

He did not teach that the government should force everyone to do that.

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Re:The vast but little-known fund of the Mormon Church by dehrmann on Saturday February 08, 2020 @05:19PM (#22278888)

There's a difference between socialism and charity. Christ didn't say much about governments or governmental systems beyond "pay your taxes."

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