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From: hutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Jimmy Swaggart & Capitalism - reply to Gary B.
Message-ID: <1488@shark.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 20:17:46 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 20:17:46 1985
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In article <1586@akgua.UUCP> rjb@akgua.UUCP (R.J. Brown [Bob]) writes:
>
>In a recent article, Gary Bucholz took a shot at
>Jimmy Swaggart on his position that the Bible supports
>Capitalism.  While I have my differences with Brother
>Swaggart, this is not one of them - if you allow the
>following commonly held view of Capitalism.
>
>Capitalism as understood by many Americans is the system
>where you basically are allowed to economically prosper by 
>your own initiative and investment.  This may not be the correct
>understanding of the full ramifications of Corporate
>Capitalism but I think that Individual Capitalism 
>is what is understood.
>
>If you allow this definition, then Jimmy Swaggart is basically
>correct.  The Bible praises the prosperous, diligent worker
>or investor who brings back a gain on their own or their
>master's "capital".
>Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}

Just to throw a spanner into this one ...

In the book of Acts you will note that the early church "held all things
in common" and this is an early and clear support of communism.

(NO, not Marxism, they're NOT the same.)

So what does it mean for us to grab at parts of scripture and use
them as justification for what we already want to do?

Hutch