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To: TimF who wrote (175664)	10/1/2003 11:11:51 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578704

Creeping socialism? I don't think so. Socialism is a state of mind....not a vine. Sure why not. We are not even close. We have gotten more and more socialist over the years and more of the decisions in the US get made by the government either through government spending or through regulation. As for states of mind, a lot of people in the US already have a very socialist "state of mind". Only by comparison maybe to some conservatives. Most people in the US are too capitalistic to entertain socialist ideals. I was taught in church that was being Christian, not socialistic. Your church didn't do a good job of explaining the difference between charity and socialism, not that I would necessarily expect a church (even a conservative church and my guess is yours was not) to explain the difference. What makes you think you're aware enough to understand the difference between charity and socialism? And how dare you determine what kind of church I went to......you overstep your position. And btw, conservatism is a small part of the real world. Charity is when you are generous. You have a choice to give or not to give and you choose to give. If you don't have a choice you aren't being generous. Clearly, my understanding of the nature of Christianity is different than yours. For me, its not about charity but about caring for all of us, insuring that all have enough to eat and a place to sleep. It goes way above charity. Charity I suspect is a conservative invention. ted