In a piece of utterly unremarkable news, the Archbishop of Canterbury argues here for more taxes, attacks “fantasies of unlimited growth”, calls for “sustainability” (defined, presumably, by him and those like him) and once again raises suspicions that he’s just another cleric who can’t stand it when people do well.
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When Rowan moves out of Lambeth Palace and into a bed-sit in Earl’s Court, then we can talk sustainability.
Hypocrisy aside, he may be referring to the whole Sermon on the Mount thing. The religious left does occasionally recognize the updates in version 2.0.
Welfare goes against everything the Bible teaches. The Bible teaches personal responsibility. The idea that there should be widespread taxation that FORCES morality on every human being is not a Christian idea.
Yeah, I know the Bible is long and complicated and there are plenty of different interpretations….blablabla.
The fact is that Jesus never called for taxation or the government to change things in society. He asked people to change themselves.
In the Bible God was quite capable of making Himself clear. ‘I’ll kill you if you touch the Ark (and you’re not a priest).’
Jesus could have said, “You, you and you, render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s. And you Caesar, collect taxes to feed the hungry.”
Use of the Bible to justify government social actions is obviously bogus. Of course, use of it to oppose government social actions is also bogus.
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Archbishop William’s willingness to take on politics and economic injustice should be applauded. He’s not exactly Che Guevara (except perhaps to those SR regs who mistake Aynnie Rand for a philosopher). The New Testament does not lack anti-usury messages.
Right, closer to Khomeini…
He merely said some courts should acknowledge aspects of sharia, when muslim citizens are involved. I don’t completely agree (tho’ do find hijabs sort of sexxy on some gals). Either way, that’s hardly Khomeni, except for the Richie Dawkins-right, or maybe AIPACers.
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