Jesus Is not a Socialist

More than likely the bluntness of this post is due to the lack of sleep I have been getting while here in China. Of course, being able to wallow in my disdain for how the election went today may have something to do with it as well.

As much as liberals would like to think that Christianity is an early form of socialism, it just isn't true. Jesus focused His teachings on people understanding who He was, and helping those in NEED. Christianity does not teach taking from the rich and giving to those who do not have AS MUCH. There is a serious difference. Many of you know people in need. Friends that need relationships. Guys that need drugs to overcome depression. Girls that need to to overcome eating disorders. Couples that need to work through their disagreements. And without a doubt, there are people that need bread and water. My own wife has met these last people personally. I have been less fortunate to step over these people going into a subway.

Jesus also teaches that we are to "Come to the Father". Most scholars have taught a litany of sermons on this meaning that centers around the idea that we, as Christians, have to CHOOSE to be with God. Christians must CHOOSE to give. One of the greatest gifts that God has given us is the ability to CHOOSE to either be with Him, or not. Allowing a government to CHOOSE what is best for us, has to be as far from Christianity as I can think. When the ability to CHOOSE is removed from our nature, we will in turn, focus on ourselves. In other words, self gratification.

Oh yeah, one last thing. I ate lunch with a guy that works for a fortune 500 company before I came to China (where pretty much every successful company in America is going due to high taxes.... but that is for another story). He explained why taxing profitable companies more doesn't work: "You can tax us all you want. We will charge our customers more to pay for the tax. We are still going to get the money to pay for our costs as well as profit. The consumer pays the tax, not us." The next time you read your cellular phone bill, you will see this as federal and state taxes....