Bernie Sanders

SandersDem

(592 posts) Tue Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 PM Jan 2016

If Jesus had an economic theory...

would he have been a socialist or a capitalist?

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If Jesus had an economic theory... (Original Post) SandersDem Jan 2016 OP

Jesus was a Socialist Jew. n/t in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #1

Great question. If you consider his statement "render unto Caesar that which is Caesars ", jonno99 Jan 2016 #2

The Caesar thing is an endorsement of the state. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #3

An endorsement, or perhaps simply a recognition of "what is". As he stated, jonno99 Jan 2016 #4

I think you're right. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #5

Jesus threw the capitalists out of the temple. Vincardog Jan 2016 #6

in_cog_ni_to

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1. Jesus was a Socialist Jew. n/t

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Tue Jan 12, 2016, 12:10 PM

Jan 2016

jonno99

(2,620 posts)

2. Great question. If you consider his statement "render unto Caesar that which is Caesars ",

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Tue Jan 12, 2016, 12:22 PM

Jan 2016

you get the sense, that he is not so much interested in politics/govt. per se.

To "believers" however, I get the sense that he would encourage more the socialist - even the communist bent.

But...consider that at the "end of the age" (book of Revelation), he himself is supposed to reign for 1000 years - where in this case we'd have neither capitalism or any other ism - but rather a "benevolent dictatorship" - as I imagine it anyway...

My two cents...