I have often hear it said that "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."
My reading of this saying implies that a person who is wealthy (by one means or another) must, as a prerequisite, part with that wealth to prosper in the afterlife. I imagine giving it to the betterment of his fellow man was the prefered course of action.
This sounds like the cornernerstone of socialist philosophy, in that wealth must be redistributed according to need rather than ability (or any other reason).
Given that congruity, why did Marx denounce religion, insisting that "Religion is the opiate of the masses"?
2007-07-27 04:59:39 · 6 answers · asked by dpilipis 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Many people think that Jesus was a socialist.
Read the book "The Politics of Jesus" by John Howard Yoder
2007-07-27 05:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by akschafer1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wealth in itself is not evil, simply a disordered love and attachment to it is.
And socialism is pure evil.
For to redistribute wealth, all freedom, spontaneity, initiative, and joy are destroyed, because to implement that, a huge bureaucracy controlling every aspect of our lives must be put into place, which is an absolute nightmare when that happens.
The solution to social injustice is virtue on the individual level, with people willing to treat others justly and fairly in their dealings with each other.
The right system alone cannot solve anything, for if you have a "right" system, and the people in it are greedy and unjust, they will simply use that system to their own advantage and deny the rights of others.
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2007-07-27 05:15:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it says that you must give up the things of this world (selfish desires) in order to be a true follower of Christ.
And it obviously is harder for a wealthy person than a poor person.
2007-07-27 05:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marx replaced God with the state. They are both sacrificial ethics/politics.
2007-07-27 05:03:14 · answer #4 · answered by scheidemann2007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Marx was kind of a nut so I wouldn't base my ideas on what he said.
2007-07-27 05:03:30 · answer #5 · answered by discombobulated 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not possible to reconcile socialist theory with anything -- it is total nonsense.
2007-07-27 05:03:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋