Jesus "The meek shall inheret the earth"
Karl's recast "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"
Arent these essentially the same? If the mass of humanity is insecure and ignorant (weak), then wouldnt we need some form of communist regime to ensure that the meek rule? Or put another way, in order for the meek to rule, we would need to harness the strong (from each) in order to feed the ruling weak class.
Is it any coincidence that 99% of every leftist you will meet still holds on to Christianty even though, within his sub-culture, there is less stigma toward the "atheist"?
Next time you hear someone rail on about leftist morality of political theory...dont forget to ask them if they are Christian...
2007-02-07 09:04:45 · 7 answers · asked by Madness 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Interesting point. It does seem they have a basic motivation or two in common. Personally I don't believe communism to be a viable system, but I also don't believe in god either. I'd like to hear this argued from a conservative christians perspective. Thanks.
2007-02-07 09:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, Marxism doesn't have an issue with religion beyond how it's been abused... The whole "religion is the opiate of the masses" statement, when read in context, is referring to the use of religion to keep people subservient. (i.e. The divine right of kings, the squelching of education in the dark ages using religious argumentation.)
Marx wouldn't have had a problem with the Oscar Romeros of the world.
Having said that, I don't think necessarily that Marxism (and by extension) Communism would be taken directly from Christianity, though they do share some basic ideological equals through Communism's connection to Socialism.
Communism deals more with social and economic systems' evolution away from slavery systems.
Socialism, on the other hand, is taken directly from Christianity (though its perversions through time have moved away from it)...
2007-02-07 09:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by leftist1234 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think you can equate the two.
The messages of Christ weren't the same as Marx.
The meek shall inherit the earth does not mean that we should all be meek, but there times when you should. There's also blessed are the peace makers and other parts. Commies weren't into making peace.
And marxist/communist regimes were way against God and religion.
2007-02-07 09:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
where have you been? All political philosophies have interacted with Christianity. The interpretation of this knowledge is different from one intellect to the next. Life, in every little aspect , is organic. There are socialist aspects to life in the USA today. All things in this world are derived from a certain influence of other things.
2007-02-07 09:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The words of Christ were concerned with love and harmony. Marx was talking about the distribution of resources and a stable production ethic so that everyone can eat. They're completely different things, thank you very much!
2007-02-07 09:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny but Liberation Theologians of the Catholic church didn't think marxism and Christianity were at odds at all. I happen to agree with them.
2007-02-07 09:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Socialism is closer to what you're refering to.
2007-02-07 09:09:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋