7-29-18 Christianity and Socialism

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Daily Jot: Christianity and socialism - Bill Wilson -
 
A recent survey by George Barna's American Culture and Faith Institute indicates that the more deeply people study the Bible, the more they favor capitalism over socialism. Notwithstanding, people under the age of 35 more strongly lean toward socialism. The survey of 2,000 adults also indicated that Americans lacked an understanding of socialism, and after responding to several questions about the workings of economics and governance, they switched from 41% favoring socialism over capitalism to only 25% preferring a socialist system in America. Some 23% of Americans think capitalism is most compatible with the principles of the Bible, 29% chose socialism and 8% believed communism best fit the Bible.
 
Barna says, "However, the more likely a respondent was to believe that the Bible teaches truth, to say that it is an accurate and reliable source of wisdom, and to spend time reading the Bible during a typical week, they more likely they were to argue that capitalism best fits a biblical lifestyle. Overall, two-thirds (64%) of SAGE Cons - the spiritually active, governance engaged conservative Christians - said the Bible is most compatible with capitalism. That dropped to just 40% among all born again Christians and only 25% of Notional Christians. Even smaller proportions of non-Christians - 18% of people associated with a non-Christian faith and 12% of Skeptics - believed the Bible is more compatible with capitalism."
 
The survey showed that "pluralities of Notional Christians (33%), people associated with non-Christian faiths (29%) and Skeptics (28%) leaned toward socialism. Significant, though, was the number of people from each group who admitted that they had no idea which economic system is most compatible with the Bible, ranging from 19% of SAGE Cons to 28% of born agains, and jumping to 36% of Notionals, 41% of those aligned with non-Christian faiths, and a majority of Skeptics (53%). Protestants and Catholics also differed on this matter. Among Protestants 40% said the Bible is most compatible with capitalism while 28% chose socialism. In contrast, Catholics were more likely to say the Bible is most compatible with socialism (35%) than with capitalism (27%)."
 
Communism and socialism are rooted in the Communist Manifesto, which calls for the abolition of all morals and religion, rendering the state as god. Many Christians who believe socialism is in step with the Bible point to Acts 4:32, which says, "And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common." This is not socialism. This is true Christianity. Socialism would force the redistribution of wealth. With Christianity, it is given freely. As Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes 3:13, "that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God." Responsible Capitalism is aligned with the Biblical principle that whatever you sow, you will also reap. Socialism is a godless system by virtue of its manifesto.

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