Is anarchy really biblical? I hope there are some Christians here that can answer...

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@Juan

If you will kindly take a second look at my argument you will find that not once did I “invoke God” in any of my premises.

True, my post was sloppily composed . My first sentence was addressed at you - the second one was not - but that wasn’t clear - my mistake.

No problem.

@Juan

My point was that if an argument uses biblical stuff as a premise, then the argument is bogus, but even if it doesn’t, a premise like your P2 is wrong. Governments can always claim that what they do is not really stealing, it’s, well, taxing =P

I would agree that using biblical stuff as a premise in an argument is almost always bogus, but it definitely isn’t bogus when you are arguing about whether or not something is “biblical”.

@Libertyandlife

I don’t know about Christianity, but I have heard of Christian anarchists a lot, and there are plenty of Christian libertarians. I wonder if any of it faith based. I feel like my libertarian beliefs parralel my islamic beliefs, I know a free market libertarian muslim who’s beliefs match austrian ideals, but says he gets it mostly from religious belief and experience. I’d say Islam embraces not forcing religion upon others, the idea of free will, markets and is against government.

Here’s a free market libertarian site by Muslims: http://www.minaret.org/

Welcome to the struggle. Don’t let the atheists or Christians tell you that you don’t belong here. We need all the help we can get.

[Dondoolee]

@GilesStratton

So a Christian posts a question asking whether or not his beliefs are compatible with anarchism, and most people can only answer that his beliefs are “wrong” or whatever.

Good job guys, wouldn’t want those intolerant Christians getting any false ideas.

As for the notion that the threat of organized religion to a free society is on par with that of Marxism, I think you’re going to have to support some grandidose claims with both some sort of theory and empirical evidence. I don’t think it’s entirely false to say that communism collectivism of all forms comes from not realizing the limitations to mans reason, which is certainly not something theists can be accused of. Hayek certainly thought so anyway.

I second this. Don’t you people get bored tilting at the same windmills again and again? It was a question by a Xtian to Xtians… honestly.

[AOman97]

i very much agree on this !

[Live_Free_Or_Die]

Is not the point of Christianity to become a servant of Jesus?

Is not Jesus the master and no servant is greater than the master?

Is the Bible littered with parables about the actions of individuals where the moral is often about the faith of an individual?

While an environment absent coercion might be viewed as ideal for purposes of individuals being free to become a servant of Jesus, I can assure you it is irrelevant. People will always be free to become servants of Jesus regardless of any form of government. A sheep does not need to live in market anarchy in order to find the shephard.

There can be only one motivation for advocating free markets… self interest. Is this not the reason humans act… to pursue their own self satisfaction?

Advocating any form of government is selfishness in action. Government is institutionalized revenge.

As much as I would like to convince myself selfish endeavors such as maximizing constraint of revenge to a consensual basis is morally good, I am reminded the good servant does not concern themself with such matters as the servant has been instructed to work hard, serve well, love, and pray.