167: The Moral Case Against Socialism pt 2

Economic theories have both a moral foundation and moral implications. As such, Christians ought to critically evaluate economic theory. I contend that socialism is a morally evil and ideologically naïve economic philosophy that has failed everywhere it has been tried, resulting in tyranny and poverty. In this episode, I provide five more reasons for rejecting socialism, and then argue against the idea that Jesus or the Bible is socialist:5. Socialism demonizes the rich and falsely attributes their wealth to oppression and discrimination6. Socialism results in equal misery, not equal wealth7. Socialism punishes the industrious and rewards/hurts the lazy8. Socialism robs people of the fruit of their labor9. Socialism makes people less charitableWeb: ThinkingtoBelieve.comEmail: [email protected]: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieveTwitter & Gettr: @thinking2believTruth: @ThinkingToBelieveParler: @thinkingtobelieve