2006-08-29 10:47:39 · 15 answers · asked by urherebozo 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Like it or not: Jesus was a pinko, Jewish peacenik.
If the the Religious Right doesn't like it -- too bad. Go find another religion.
2006-08-29 11:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jesus addressed the individual level in a world controlled by and for the Romans. The church, people of the way (as they became known) were communal in nature as pooling of resources at the private level under the Roman government was the only real way to survive with any true dignity.
2006-08-29 10:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you are referring to acts of helping others, which in its purest sense could be called socialism, however that is not at all what socialism is today.
If you, and I would, like to go back to that kind of social help it would mean removing government imposed socialism and relying on people to help other people.
2006-08-31 08:18:36 · answer #3 · answered by rmagedon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He absolutely did teach a kind of populism that many would call socialism. "Give all you have to the poor and follow me" was his commandment. Now in the US if you say we should give anything to the poor you are called socialist.
2006-08-29 10:53:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
coragryph:
I don't recall anything in the New Testament about cold, heartless market economies or how good it is to have ineffectual gov't in times of natural disaster.
I think what he did teach has had some influence on socialist ideas.
2006-08-29 11:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by tiko 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
not direct socialism... but many of the tenants that Jesus taught are clearly inherent in socialism...
do unto others as you would have them do unto you... is a base philosophy in socialism...
2006-08-29 10:53:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't recall anything in any of the New Testament about govt owenership of property or farms...
And voluntary charity is not socialism.
2006-08-29 10:51:05 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
jesus taught us to help those in need as we felt led in our heart. he didn't teach setting up an all powerfull government to take from each person as they felt
2006-08-29 11:03:58 · answer #8 · answered by onefatwhiteguy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, Jesus didn't even existed.
2006-09-01 12:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by tetraedronico 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything we have of jesus was filtered by the church. we will never know what he really taught.
2006-08-29 10:51:43 · answer #10 · answered by uncle osbert 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋