@rwingett said
That there is a standard per hour rate at which sins are expunged is a logical consequence of the New Testament conception of salvation as being an individual phenomenon. If salvation is seen through the Old Testament lens as being a collective phenomenon, then the means for achieving it are very different. The act of performing discrete charitable works within an unjust sys ...[text shortened]... nd wait for it to happen.

So I hope that clears up why everything you've ever believed is wrong.

@rwingett said
Alright, now that I've been summoned back into duty to save the Spirituality Forum from collapsing into ruin, we'll have to pick a topic to bitterly argue about. Any suggestions?

@thinkofone said
How can Christians reasonably support capitalism despite the fact that it has greed as its primary motivation?

@rwingett said
They can't. Christianity and capitalism are like oil and water.

@fmf said
What system would be compatible with Christianity? Theocracy + command economy?

@fmf said
What system would be compatible with Christianity? Theocracy + command economy?

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On second thoughts: I'm not interested.

@rwingett said
Alright, now that I've been summoned back into duty to save the Spirituality Forum from collapsing into ruin, we'll have to pick a topic to bitterly argue about. Any suggestions?

@fmf said
Or communes and collectives that try to withdraw themselves from the surrounding (essentially) capitalist system as much as possible and operate in order to subsist independently?

@chaney3 said
If God created everything, and evil exists, then God must have created evil.

Right?

@rwingett said
You have hit the nail on the head, good sir. That is exactly it.

@fmf said
What exactly would be proscribed by the 'constitution' of such communities?

@rwingett said
To serve mammon.