They (RWers) read the articles, but they just don't grasp the meaning.

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----------------------------------------------------------The "Religious Right" (Moral Majority, Christian Coalition, etc.) gets so much media attention for its conservative political activism that a casual observer would think conservative Christianity somehow equates to conservative politics. This is not the case. In fact many people with left-leaning political views find a solid basis for their positions in the Bible. There are many sides to this topic, but we will limit our focus to attitudes toward the rich and the poor.

America is as much an economic phenomenon as it is a nation. It is built on a system whose driving force is the profit motive. Our economy blatantly rewards greed. In classic economic theory greed is good. A person who is motivated by greed will create, as unintended byproducts, benefits for everyone, such as employment and the development of new goods and services. Let the rich get richer, the saying goes, and the benefits will "trickle down" to the rest of us. "A rising tide raises all boats." Under a pure capitalistic system the government keeps hands off and allows the market to decide how the money flows. The problem is, as we have found in this era of deregulation, the money flows to the top. Tampering with the market system to redistribute the wealth or assure that the poor are protected is labeled "socialism."

By these standards Jesus was a socialist.
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"I find this statement instructive because I think it so eloquently reveals the philosophy of the left. It shows how almost anyone’s politics or social policy is based on the assumption that to hold such views is to be in alignment with doing good. I think few people hold political or social views thinking that they actually harmful or bad. But misunderstandings, misinformation or just ignorance can lead to all sort of harm (by way, I suppose, of Wrong Views, Wrong Actions, etc.)

Let’s deal with first fallacy and probably the one that has been most devastating to mankind: Our economy blatantly rewards greed."