The Socialist Temptation

Craig Carter, the author of The Politics of the Cross Resurrected blog has published a series of articles on socialism. Check them out and see what exactly is wrong with the concept of socialism, as well as with the modern understanding of "social justice".

• The Socialist Temptation: Introduction
  Socialism is bad and Christians should oppose it in the name of justice for everyone, including the poor.


• Socialism, the Poor and the Will to Power
  Instead of being beneficial to the poor, socialism actually hurts the poor and that this has been proven everywhere socialism has been tried.


• Should the US Become a Social Democracy?
  Is turning the US into a social democracy a good idea? Would it increase or decrease social justice? Would it be good for the poor?


• Israel, Kingship and Socialism
  The prophets, as the Evangelical Left often points out, cry out about injustice, poverty and mis-treatment of orphans and widows. And various measures of mercy for widows, orphans and aliens were indeed built into the Law of Moses.


• Socialism as a Christian Heresy
  Jesus said to Pilate that his kingdom is not of this world. Many from the Social Gospel movement, Liberation Theology and the Evangelical Left do not believe him.

Here's another article from the same blog: The Ambiguous Meaning of the Word "Socialism". Not sure if it's a preface to The Socialist Temptation series or a stand-alone article, but it's sure worth reading. And, finally, here's another quote:

Efforts to achieve justice through the force of human law cannot succeed, the Pope says. The radical impulse to eliminate all oppressive structures, hoping thereby to bring a just and equal society, is doomed. The Pontiff explains: “Injustice, the fruit of evil, does not have exclusively external roots; its origin lies in the human heart, where the seeds are found of a mysterious cooperation with evil.”

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That explains why socialists have always considered church and organized religion to be their enemies, doesn't it?