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[Seth Dillon @SethDillon]

No, Christianity does not promote or require socialism. And it is not at odds with capitalism.

The idea that socialism is a biblical model requires you to ignore the difference between willing generosity and forced redistribution. When the early church in Acts shared resources, it was voluntary; it wasn't mandated by the state. Peter acknowledged private property rights and so did the ten commandments. Stealing is only wrong if private property ownership is a given. Same with coveting.

All virtues require freedom, including charity. Socialism removes the freedom and kills the virtue. If the state takes your wealth and gives it to someone else, you've been taxed. You haven't been "generous" because it had nothing to do with your heart.

Capitalism creates wealth — so there's something to share — and respects our individual freedom to share it. The charity that results from the wealth that's created is real charity; it's actually an act of loving one's neighbor. And it isn't just theoretical or idealistic. Free markets paired with Christian values have produced the wealthiest, freest, and most generous societies in history.

[RSmith @rcgsmith]

@JoanneMason11 @az_morlock All loosey and no goosey

[RSmith @rcgsmith]

@JoanneMason11 I got one out of three to eat (and like) broccoli. I called them trees and let her dip them in cheese sauce.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Analysis finds OVER HALF of immigrant households in America are on welfare

- 53% of immigrant-headed households use welfare
- 61% for illegal immigrant households are on welfare

Even crazier, it’s been discovered illegals can have a kid, then that kid qualifies them for housing

“Most of that welfare use is coming to their US -born children, to illegal immigrant-headed households. So you have a parent or 2 parents who are here illegally, but they have children who are born here, and that's very common. And those are U.S citizen children.

They're entitled to welfare all sorts of benefits. Food, school, lunch programs, food stamps, even housing assistance can go to those U.S citizen children. And so of course that that floats the whole family.”

[ThePersistence @ScottPresler]

BREAKING

A Minnesota election judge plead guilty to allowing 11 unregistered people to vote in November 2024.

This is the same state that allows 1 registered voter to vouch for up to 8 persons without an ID.

Pass the SAVE America Act!

[Jacqui Budden @JacquiDelaney]

HAPPENING NOW: In Ottawa, en route to the US Embassy chanting thanks to the USA.

Immense happiness today for Iranian Canadians, who came here to flee a tyrannical regime, who now feel hope for their loved ones back in Iran.