razor wrote:if you believe that anarchism is a belief system based on people being equal, and no man/woman having authority over any other man/woman (ie the lack of a structured government) than there is really no reason that you could not be both an anarchist and a Christian.
that is exactly why you can not be both. because in Christianity you have to fess up that jesus and god are both better than you. so unless you want to go to hell. you can't be both.
razor wrote:but God, Jesus (currently), and the Holy Spirit aren't what you'd generally classify as people, although you could argue that Jesus was in human form while he was on the earth (if you believe that he ever was).
the whole idea behind Christianity is that you have accepted jesus in that he lived, died, and was reincarnated. all of which are requirements to being a person. so therefore you have to believe that jesus was a man, and that he is better than you. and its not that jesus was in human form. the entire point of the whole process is that by all accords he was a man. or else the whole dying for sins thing would only be one big fetish party with no religious redeeming value.
razor wrote:If you can separate god and state, or spiritual beliefs and state/human government, then you should be able to separate Christianity which is a spiritual belief system from anarchy which is a political/governmental model (or lack there of). One can easily believe in the moral teachings of Christ and the way of living of being 'good' and helping one another etc. and yet still have a total disrespect for human control (ie government).
well they are doing a really crapy job of it. anarchism is obviously not a form of government. it is a social standard. Christianity is like its own little government body. or, it is supposed to be that way at least. if you make an exception for Christianity not counting towards your anarchist views then you are only half an anarchist.
razor wrote:It would go something like -- I believe that Christ was sent to earth and died for my sins. I believe that through honest and good living, and a belief in Christ being my savior I will make it into heaven when I die. I also believe in my ability to govern myself. I don't need a president, a police force, a king, or any other human interference to run my life properly.
how else would you define that? you might use a word other than 'anarchist' but it boils down to the same thing... a lack of respect for any human ruling body and or any type of enforcement there of.
no it does not boil down to the same thing. its like calling yourself a vegan but only eating fish. you will have to coin a new term for this if you want it to stand any validity.
razor wrote:you can call christianity some type of 'ruler' but really.. who's enforcing it? the difference is that as a christian it's pretty much left up to you to decide if you're living right or not.. it's not some type of police force FORCING you to live in a certain way or punishing you if you don't.
its supposed to be self regulating. reward and punishment. you follow your leader you get rewarded and go to heaven. be a disobedient sinner. you go to hell. that sounds pretty regulated to me.
on a side note. i will pretend for one moment that being an anarchist and a christian is possible. do you think that anarchism would actually work? doesn't the bible say somewhere i there that it will not work? people are greedy. as a christian you have to believe in satan. satan, will try to tempt man as much as he can. . anarchism will not work for the same reasons that communism will not work. it is a lost cause. anarchy is dead.
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