Bill I am not a Christian so why should I give away anything to follow something I do not believe in.....that is something all true Christians should do cause it clearly says it in the Bible in multiple places....to dispute that or fail to do it is a cop out.....but it would seem that some religious people only want to follow certain parts of the scriptures. They ignore or put their own interpretation on the parts they do not want to put into practice..I do my bit for disadvantaged and homeless and unlike some I am not materialistic....my wife and family will bear witness to that..I have no need or dream for wealth....as long as I can do what I do and feed my family......I am happy....but living in a capitalist society I have to adapt to their rules or starve....I wish it could be different.....all that said if the rich gave away some of the horded wealth that they could not reasonably spend in a lifetime on the necessities of life then the world would be a better place..... with or without religion.
Sausage there are many places in the bible where money and wealth are mentioned so I suggest you study them...they ALL talk about giving it away or sharing it or discuss the evils of wealth.....example "You cannot serve both God and money" I believe it is from Luke but cannot be bothered to look up the exact quote and which chapter and verse it comes from.
Both Sausage and Bill especially right wing Bill might be interested in reading this article I came across....the guy talks sense even for a Christian... LOL
He discusses socialism and tries to define it...the guy has a lot in common with my views...I agree with most of what he says....He debunks the common misinterpretations and misunderstanding of Socialism...he even talks about Obama....who is definitely NOT a socialist....unlike him I do think that Socialism could stand on its own...but I take his point about the need for some capitalism with a very small "c"
http://valentinelogar.hubpages.com/hub/Jesus-was-a-Socialist
Sorry to get political but religion and politics are intertwined...perhaps if people accepted that fact and practiced what they preached then the world would be a better place.

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