Taxes aren't theft or evil. Unless a person is forced to remain here then they are free to make the decision to participate in this republic and to pay the lawful freight for it or they can go elsewhere.
Calling taxes theft is both contrary to scripture and irrational else. Socialism is no more antithetical to Christianity than capitalism is endorsed. Given my druthers I'll take the latter with intelligent regulation to maintain a moral backbone, but only because I believe it does a better job, as a general economic principle, in guiding people to sustained prosperity.
You're not addressing my argument.
I said socialist programs inherently violate God's enduring command, "thou shall not steal."
In order to claim that socialism is not antithetical to Christianity, you need to explain how forcibly (in other words, you'll be punished if you don't comply) taking money from one person and giving it to another is not theft.
I am not against taxation. I am against OVER-taxation.
But that's not OT law, is it.....
Please be more specific, I'm not sure what you're referring to.
Or would you please quote which Laws of Moses support your claim?
After all....... you quote from the OT laws.
How about what the Bible says:
http://americanrtl.org/what-does-the-bible-say-about-abortion
The exclusions of rape, risk to Mother and extreme disability are just sad decisions which have to be addressed, imo.
When countries like the Republic of Ireland changes such policies then this is surely indicative of this?
It's not for me, but for specialists to decide when a mother's life is at risk from her pregnancy.
That's a cop-out, Eider.
Tell me one (or even multiple, if you feel one isn't representative enough of the rest) situation(s) where it would be "ok" to stop and kill the baby to save the mother's life? I'm asking for a hypothetical.
That member's compromise was to support free welfare, education and healthcare for disabled persons for whole-life. A program payed for by taxation is hardly theft.
Forcibly taking money from someone is called theft. Add on top of that giving it to someone who did not earn that money makes it worse.
If you want people to take care of each other, don't make it so that family or friends will abandon each other due to them coming to rely on the government stepping in and "helping."
Do not do evil that good may come.
In any event, the poor-laws in the Old Testament would no doubt support such a plan.
You do seem to cherry-pick at the bible's laws ....
I use moral laws, which are absolute. It's always wrong to steal. It's always wrong to murder. It's always wrong to rape, or to kidnap, or to have incest, or to commit adultery. It's always wrong to bear false witness. It's always wrong to kill a baby, even in the womb, because it's a baby, an innocent human being made in the image of God.
