"Holy Scripture And The Welfare State"

[Trebor]

"Holy Scripture And The Welfare State" by Richard Salsman:

Over a century ago British author Auberon Herbert noted that “Socialism is but Catholicism addressing itself not to the soul but to the sense of men,” that both creeds implore us to “accept authority, accept the force which it employs, resign ourselves to all-powerful managers, give up the free choice and the free act,” and “both seek to sacrifice man.” Socialism, he added, is “a creed even more denigrating than Catholicism, but offers more tangible bribes for its acceptance.”

[The whole article is well worth reading.]

In his recent lecture, "Religion vs. Morality," (video on the Ayn Rand Center's "Live stream" page.), Dr. Bernstein makes the point that the legacy of religion has been that it has made irrationality socially respectable. I agree.

That irrationality gives support to the morality, altruism, that is destroying us.

Edited April 29, 2011 by Trebor