Comments on: Perspectives on Religion and Capitalism http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/ The State is not the Kingdom of God. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DB Dweeb http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 DB Dweeb Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:01:55 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/#comment-2069 The corporation tends to become a mini-state or city state fiefdom within a nation. It can make its own rules and decide who gets what. This power has been delegated from the state by the rules of incorporation. But if those who join this incorporation become its members willingly in expression of their own economic freedom, if they are able to freely move from one organization to another, and if there is free and open competition between and amongst individuals, corporations and city states, economic freedom is preserved. The tendency towards the evil of corporatism/statism is kept in check by the rule of law that is just for all. So we address the issue not by ridding the world of corporatism, but by the rule of law which promotes competition and free trade. Since the word capitalism was created by materialist, why don't we just use the phrase "economic freedom" instead. Economic freedom captures the essence of the American philosophy of self government, of the people, by the people, and for the people. The corporation tends to become a mini-state or city state fiefdom within a nation. It can make its own rules and decide who gets what. This power has been delegated from the state by the rules of incorporation. But if those who join this incorporation become its members willingly in expression of their own economic freedom, if they are able to freely move from one organization to another, and if there is free and open competition between and amongst individuals, corporations and city states, economic freedom is preserved. The tendency towards the evil of corporatism/statism is kept in check by the rule of law that is just for all. So we address the issue not by ridding the world of corporatism, but by the rule of law which promotes competition and free trade.

Since the word capitalism was created by materialist, why don’t we just use the phrase “economic freedom” instead. Economic freedom captures the essence of the American philosophy of self government, of the people, by the people, and for the people.

]]> By: DB Dweeb http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-3371 DB Dweeb Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:01:00 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/#comment-3371 The corporation tends to become a mini-state or city state fiefdom within a nation. It can make its own rules and decide who gets what. This power has been delegated from the state by the rules of incorporation. But if those who join this incorporation become its members willingly in expression of their own economic freedom, if they are able to freely move from one organization to another, and if there is free and open competition between and amongst individuals, corporations and city states, economic freedom is preserved. The tendency towards the evil of corporatism/statism is kept in check by the rule of law that is just for all. So we address the issue not by ridding the world of corporatism, but by the rule of law which promotes competition and free trade. Since the word capitalism was created by materialist, why don't we just use the phrase "economic freedom" instead. Economic freedom captures the essence of the American philosophy of self government, of the people, by the people, and for the people. The corporation tends to become a mini-state or city state fiefdom within a nation. It can make its own rules and decide who gets what. This power has been delegated from the state by the rules of incorporation. But if those who join this incorporation become its members willingly in expression of their own economic freedom, if they are able to freely move from one organization to another, and if there is free and open competition between and amongst individuals, corporations and city states, economic freedom is preserved. The tendency towards the evil of corporatism/statism is kept in check by the rule of law that is just for all. So we address the issue not by ridding the world of corporatism, but by the rule of law which promotes competition and free trade.

Since the word capitalism was created by materialist, why don’t we just use the phrase “economic freedom” instead. Economic freedom captures the essence of the American philosophy of self government, of the people, by the people, and for the people.

]]> By: Norman http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 Norman Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:31:51 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/#comment-1422 <em>Corporatism </em>is a result of <em>statism</em>, not capitalism. So although I would agree that certain aspects of corporations are legal fictions and evil, not all elements of corps are bad and it most certainly is <em>not</em> a symptom, or even a necessary evil, of a truly free market. Corporatism is a result of statism, not capitalism. So although I would agree that certain aspects of corporations are legal fictions and evil, not all elements of corps are bad and it most certainly is not a symptom, or even a necessary evil, of a truly free market.

]]> By: Uncle B http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 Uncle B Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:18:23 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/#comment-1421 Sadly, the Evil comes with Corporatism, handmaiden of the Capitalist, the cancer that destroys America! Sadly, the Evil comes with Corporatism, handmaiden of the Capitalist, the cancer that destroys America!

]]> By: Uncle B http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/comment-page-1/#comment-3370 Uncle B Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:18:00 +0000 http://libertarianchristians.com/2009/10/11/religion-and-capitalism/#comment-3370 Sadly, the Evil comes with Corporatism, handmaiden of the Capitalist, the cancer that destroys America! Sadly, the Evil comes with Corporatism, handmaiden of the Capitalist, the cancer that destroys America!

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