tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post5008106533942095785..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: The Flip Side of 2 Thess: 3:10Victor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-86624659525538170272010-05-04T00:32:29.770-07:002010-05-04T00:32:29.770-07:00Taxation is government authorized theft at gunpoin...Taxation is government authorized theft at gunpoint.<br /><br />"The power to tax is the power to destroy".Emanuel Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653303041185240250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-44600193263788166042010-05-03T06:08:46.631-07:002010-05-03T06:08:46.631-07:00"What Christians must do, however, is to give...<i>"What Christians must do, however, is to give their own excess before complaining about what others do."</i><br /><br />--quoted for truth.Shacklemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190598990748327537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-69098844834789968642010-05-01T15:08:29.531-07:002010-05-01T15:08:29.531-07:00It seems to me that "From each according to h...It seems to me that "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" is a very Christian idea. <br /><br />But I also think that Christianity is much more concerned with the individual "heart issue" than with the outcome. I think that one who makes more than he needs should spend the excess on giving to those who make less than what they need. <br /><br />But whether it makes good sense for government to redistribute wealth is a question that Christianity seems utterly disinterested in. <br /><br />What Christians must do, however, is to give their own excess before complaining about what others do.Latenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028986769458356612noreply@blogger.com