Socialism has always been a ideology of force, violating the core of LDS faith. With the use of Orwellian language, it is made to sound appealing as a way to help those who are in need. In reality, it institutionalizes a rigid caste system in which the ruling elite prosper and the citizens suffer. In that sense, everyone is then equal; equally miserable. Churchill said of socialism, "there can be no doubt that Socialism is inseparably interwoven with Totalitarianism" and that it involves the "equal sharing of misery". Many well-intentioned people who support socialism, fail to see where it leads
John R. CarpenterSeptember 22, 2020
I believe that before we came to mortality that there was a War in Heaven where a third of the host were exiled and became followers of the son of the Morning Star also known as Lucifer or Satan.
The rest of us followed the plan given by our elder brother Jesus that we would learn goodness from evil and learn to choose for our selves. And all Glory would be unto the Father. And that Jesus would come to mortality to take upon the sins of man and for those who believe in him.
The son of the Morning Star had proposed that ALL would be saved collectively and that not one would be lost. And the Glory of this would be his and not the Father’s. This lead to his downfall and he was expelled from Heaven.
Socialism and its "Liberation Theology" teaches that there must first be a “Collective Salvation” before any “Individual Salvation.”
As a Christian, I believe that Jesus the Christ is my personal Savior. He is the way and only path to a Christian Salvation.
Jesus Christ proclaimed, “I am the Way, and the truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6).
Those that teach “Collective Salvation” over “Individual Salvation” deny that Christ Jesus is the first and only path in Christian Salvation.
Those Christians that deny that Christ is their only Salvation and support or teach “Collective Salvation” over “Individual Salvation” deny Christ. Thus they are Antichrists.
If I vote for anyone supporting the socialist “Collective Salvation” then I too would deny Christ. I can not and will not do that.
John GibbonsSeptember 22, 2020
Thank you for your very eloquent vindication of those of us who have long been accused of lacking compassion or of being selfish and "unchristian" because we disagree with the idea of collective charity by compulsion that is gaining such momentum in the U.S. A careful review of the War in Heaven should adequately clarify to all which type of "charity" is intended for the Plan of Happiness to be most effective and exalting.
Rita in TexasSeptember 22, 2020
Interesting you should use an organ transplant idea as an example. I just read yesterday that Canada is using their assisted suicide laws to harvest fresh organs from people with no desire to live. Feel like this life is too much? Great! Sign here, and by the way, we'll use your organs to save someone else. No suicide prevention, just cut them up the minute the heart stops beating.
I remember a documentary I saw years ago, had the word "green" in the title.....
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Gale PhillipsSeptember 22, 2020
Socialism has always been a ideology of force, violating the core of LDS faith. With the use of Orwellian language, it is made to sound appealing as a way to help those who are in need. In reality, it institutionalizes a rigid caste system in which the ruling elite prosper and the citizens suffer. In that sense, everyone is then equal; equally miserable. Churchill said of socialism, "there can be no doubt that Socialism is inseparably interwoven with Totalitarianism" and that it involves the "equal sharing of misery". Many well-intentioned people who support socialism, fail to see where it leads
John R. CarpenterSeptember 22, 2020
I believe that before we came to mortality that there was a War in Heaven where a third of the host were exiled and became followers of the son of the Morning Star also known as Lucifer or Satan. The rest of us followed the plan given by our elder brother Jesus that we would learn goodness from evil and learn to choose for our selves. And all Glory would be unto the Father. And that Jesus would come to mortality to take upon the sins of man and for those who believe in him. The son of the Morning Star had proposed that ALL would be saved collectively and that not one would be lost. And the Glory of this would be his and not the Father’s. This lead to his downfall and he was expelled from Heaven. Socialism and its "Liberation Theology" teaches that there must first be a “Collective Salvation” before any “Individual Salvation.” As a Christian, I believe that Jesus the Christ is my personal Savior. He is the way and only path to a Christian Salvation. Jesus Christ proclaimed, “I am the Way, and the truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6). Those that teach “Collective Salvation” over “Individual Salvation” deny that Christ Jesus is the first and only path in Christian Salvation. Those Christians that deny that Christ is their only Salvation and support or teach “Collective Salvation” over “Individual Salvation” deny Christ. Thus they are Antichrists. If I vote for anyone supporting the socialist “Collective Salvation” then I too would deny Christ. I can not and will not do that.
John GibbonsSeptember 22, 2020
Thank you for your very eloquent vindication of those of us who have long been accused of lacking compassion or of being selfish and "unchristian" because we disagree with the idea of collective charity by compulsion that is gaining such momentum in the U.S. A careful review of the War in Heaven should adequately clarify to all which type of "charity" is intended for the Plan of Happiness to be most effective and exalting.
Rita in TexasSeptember 22, 2020
Interesting you should use an organ transplant idea as an example. I just read yesterday that Canada is using their assisted suicide laws to harvest fresh organs from people with no desire to live. Feel like this life is too much? Great! Sign here, and by the way, we'll use your organs to save someone else. No suicide prevention, just cut them up the minute the heart stops beating. I remember a documentary I saw years ago, had the word "green" in the title.....
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