Really? I don't see how any communist or socialist position survives that, but I'm not familiar with their argument(s).
> As regards this teaching and these theories, it is now generally known that the special goal of their proponents is to introduce to the people the pernicious fictions of Socialism and Communism by misapplying the terms "liberty" and "equality." The final goal shared by these teachings, whether of Communism or Socialism, even if approached differently, is to excite by continuous disturbances workers and others, especially those of the lower class, whom they have deceived by their lies and deluded by the promise of a happier condition. They are preparing them for plundering, stealing, and usurping first the Church's and then everyone's property.
Let them furthermore know that it is likewise a mark of the natural, and so of the immutable, condition of human affairs that even among those who are not in higher authority, some surpass others in different endowments of mind or body or in riches and such external goods; therefore it can never be lawful under any pretext of liberty or equality to usurp or injure in any way the good or rights of other men. Divine precepts on this subject are clear and can be found throughout the holy scriptures. They forbid us strictly even to desire the goods of other men, much less seize them.
Carson Lee
Paul doesn't say that all people are without differences in the Church. For example, Paul says that there is no distinction between man and woman in Christ. However, he outlines differences between men and woman in the Church, such as that women should have their head covered in the churches and that, while women may "prophesy," they should not teach. And that's just inside of church. Paul is not calling for the abolition of all social order and hierarchical institutions in the secular world.
They are not useful? They are necessary because they are how the rest of society sees the world. It is like saying that that the English language is not useful because the meaning of words is arbitrary (the same sound or letters could just as easily mean one thing as another), and so we should give up verbal communication. And as you yourself suggest, racial categories are less arbitrary than language.
Anthony Wright
"No" /thread
Jacob Lewis
The nazis killed jews which are the chosen people of God :^)
Cameron Cooper
I actually preferred the German Empire. National socialism isn't that bad, it was pretty racist, but it wasn't even the racism known and practiced in the Christian days of America. Zig Forums fails to understand that people want to be with their own kind not just by faith because it would be impossible to achieve. There is a reason why the Vaticans have always rooted for Nationalism.
Also, if the Vatican Church hated Nazis why did they helped them escape when they (the Nazis) had no power to coerce the church into their rule? Really makes you think.
