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"D. Peter Maus" wrote:

On 4/30/10 11:24 , bpnjensen wrote:
On Apr 30, 7:08 am, "Brenda
wrote:
"Kevin Alfred wrote in
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dave wrote:
sctvguy1 wrote:

Remember, Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini were left-wing Socialists, just
put a
different spin on their particular brand.

Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all totalitarians.

Jesus was a socialist, Hitler was not.

Actually, the "Jesus" in the Bible tales is highly unlikely ever to have
existed, but taking the stories at face value I find no statement from
him
demanding that property or wealth be taken from one group of people and
forcibly given to another -- which is the practical essence of state
socialism.

He did say, "Slaves, obey your masters," though -- so perhaps I am wrong
and he was a socialist after all.

He did command His followers to "give up their worldly goods and follow
him"
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My guess is that Jesus, whatever He was according to history, was
apolitical. Render unto Caesar, and all that...God's kingdom doth not
discriminate on the basis of political affiliation, right?



And on this we can agree.

But there is that small print that says,"Again I tell you, it is easier
for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of God."

At least I'm good on that score;O)
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html