By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons
“The church of Jesus Christ has traditionally condemned socialism because the Scriptures teach that private property is a God-given right. Economic systems perpetuating or constructing dependence, while also rewarding sloth, strike at the very heart of what it means to be a human being. Both socialism and communism suppress the image of God in man, his creativity and productivity, punishing individuals when they succeed, even when their success is attained by a legitimate means. While socialism rightly condemns class warfare, it lies by telling us that it’s inevitable and promises to secure income equality, when actually all it does is make us equally poor and subject to a powerful few. Beware, my friends, the Scriptures reject earthly utopian visions as untenable, declaring that Christ is the Savior of the world and not the government.”
- Excerpt from the sermon, It’s a Bad Thing When God Dies, by Rev. Mark H. Creech
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