tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669838.post111721789993440170..comments2009-07-15T08:33:32.705-05:00Byranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904365789033352077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669838.post-1136223586770623422006-01-02T12:39:00.000-05:002006-01-02T12:39:00.000-05:00I am very interested in the relation christianity and politics/ideology. I live in Sweden and in September we have our next election. In August I will participate in a confeerence and talk about the subject. Im now trying to come over material that I can use and reflect on. If you or anyone else have any suggestion s of good books/articles or have written something themselves, please email me: kajsalota@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669838.post-1117512003770169332005-05-30T23:00:00.000-05:002005-05-30T23:00:00.000-05:00I believe that any economic system that man sets up is doomed to fail. Some will last longer than others, but all will eventually fail.<BR/><BR/>The primary reason is the sinfulness of man and I believe that this would even cause failure in a Christian Socialistic community. I think this has been tried many times before and has yet to succeed. There will never be a just system of economics until Christ returns, and then one will not be needed.<BR/><BR/>Christians are to live within the system that they find themselves in or can immigrate to. We must live for God where ever we are. We do not expect life to always be smooth and easy, it would be contrary to Scripture to ever think this is possible, Christ said that we will suffer and that we will always have the poor among us.<BR/><BR/>Socialism failed due to man's corrupted nature, capitolism may soon fail too, although God has allowed it to continue for a long time so far, we are seeing a turn to socialism in this country now. This is the direction of the liberal left and it seems also of some of the conservative right.<BR/><BR/>Should be some interesting times ahead. I am glad God is in ultimate control.Truthseekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16915609095449125552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669838.post-1117458664570744292005-05-30T08:11:00.000-05:002005-05-30T08:11:00.000-05:00oops--that last anon was lori.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669838.post-1117458631250724192005-05-30T08:10:00.000-05:002005-05-30T08:10:00.000-05:00You said referenced Miller's support of capitalism on the basis that "it takes man's depravity into account," as compared to "socialism which assumes man's goodness." I admit I'm not really knowledgeable about this stuff, but doesn't capitalism assume the goodness of the masses [versus the goodness of the leader(s)]? Yeah, we don't want to concentrate the power, but if it's sufficiently spread out, we assume we're safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669838.post-1117225444771658682005-05-27T15:24:00.000-05:002005-05-27T15:24:00.000-05:00Yeah, well, a problem with socialism in a Christian community might very well be the problems that always arise due to immature or "carnal" Christians or even the genuine hypocrite (a paradoxical term, I know. MissAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com