Liberating Planet Earth

128 Lib~ating Planet Earth
In summary:
1. The economy is not a covenant institution: no self-maledictory
oath.
2. Marxist liberation theologians have made an attack on the
free market central to their case.
3. The eighth commandment prohibits theft.
4. Private property rights (rights of people to own property) are
basic to dominion.
5. Christian economics begins with this presupposition: God
owns the world.
6. AU human ownership is stewardship before God and other
men.
7. Economic institutions are hierarchical.
8. The equality of wealth is a satanic goal.
9. The Bible teaches that there is a close relationship between
poverty and laziness.
10. Long-term poverty is a specific curse of God on a rebellious
society.
11. Wealth flows to those who work hard and honestly.
12. The free market provides the greatest upward social and
economic mobility.
13. The politics of the welfare state teaches class conflict.
14. It is immoral to teach people that freedom is rigged against
honesty and hard work.
15. Socialism is a conscious philosophy of destruction.
16. When propertyless people can vote away other men’s property,
society has in principle become socialist (Karl Mare).
17. The civil government is supposed to be a protector, including
a protector of people’s property.
18. This involves defining property rights.
19. The goal is social cooperation.
20. The modern humanist state seeks to become mankind’s
savior (and final judge).
21. Modern socialism threatens to recapitalize the world.