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Originally Posted by Aquila
You're right, agrarian socialism is different from modern socialism. My point was that in principle... God held the entire nation, beginning with the ruler, responsible for basic provisions for the poor, widows, strangers, and needy.
And the notion that you or I 100% own anything is a doctrine of devils. All things are God's. And we are only entrusted with them to be good stewards, and that responsibility was also expected of those who governed the nation.
The poor tithe was an agrarian land tax to care for the poor.
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Wrong thread. As pointed out in the other thread, the tithe for the poor was not a government tax sent to the state for redistribution as they saw fit.
You should hit the books more, and google and the DNC websites a bit less.