Socialism and communism

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akuma587 said:

mrstickball said:

Jesus would place a high premium on giving to the poor as a civil act, and not a governmental one. Jesus never once stated that it was anyone else's responsibility to help the poor other than your own.

What would Jesus say about spending $5 Trillion on our military since 2002 and waging wars all across the globe?

He would be against waging wars across the globe:

Matthew 26:52 "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword"

But would be for national defense (different from global defense, which it seems the US has pursued since WW2):

Luke 22:36 He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. (38) The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords." "That is enough," he replied.

So Jesus would say that self-defense would be fine, but not much more. Of course, if you wanted to do things the Jesus-way and severely reduce national defense, you'd also have to get rid of govt-run welfare, and healthcare as well.