> >>I don't see any support for communism in Christianity unless you >>are coming into the question with a preconception that communism >>is a moral and desirable form of government/economics and other >>forms are neither moral nor desirable. > > > I can't see Christ approving of Donald Trump (maybe Bill Gates), and I > can't see a marketplace in a Christian monastery or heaven, and I don't > see a lot of wiggle-room in If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou > hast and give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven and come > follow Me. I don't think communism is a workable form of govt - but I'm > not a Christian. > > The problem with that statement is, everyone sees wiggle-room in everything. Maybe Christ meant only this guy had to sell everything, because that was his one remaining weakness. Maybe He was telling all of us to find our biggest weakness and drive it from us (a la if thine eye offend thee, cut it out). Pointing out specific scriptural references to support an issue isn't very productive either. Everyone has their own understanding of Just What That Passage Means, believe you me. Meanwhile, I think communism (as defined; contrast that with communism as practiced on Earth) is an ideal that we humans are not likely to be capable of (at least not many of us). I, as a Christian, agree that communism would be the way to go in a perfect world, as contrasted (again) to the one we live in. Kisc