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your message has spoken to my heart

Posted by: Comrade Green ( USA ) on December 01, 1997 at 13:00:25:

In Reply to: Only God can solve the problems of this world posted by Robert M. Mitrocsak on November 19, 1997 at 12:34:54:


Brother, your message has spoken to my heart, and indeed God is the only One Who has control over the Earth.

But the socialism that I am speaking of, and the socialism that I believe is in the best intrest of this world, parallels the very same idea that is held by Christians, both modern and original. What I am speaking of is the idea which is commonly referred to as the 'communion of saints', and which was followed and practiced by Paul, Peter, and the rest of the apostles. Socialism IS this 'saintly communion'--that is the communal owning of all things by all people. Even today many religious orders (in Christianity and others) use this philosophy--(e.g. priests and nuns in Catholicism take the vow of poverty--not to privately own anything, and to share everything).

So you see, Brother, socialism can be viewed in this religious light as well as in a secular one. Socialism is merely the worldly practice of this 'communion of saints'. I hope that I have shed some light on this is issue!!! Thank you!!!


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