Wallis, Sojourners advocate violent theft

The religious left would largely think of themselves as peacemakers who spurn the use of violence. They should be applauded for their opposition to war and torture.

But why the Christian left so rabidly advocates the violent seizure of wealth from tax-paying victims in order to build a socialized health care system is puzzling to say the least. Perhaps it is ignorance of the nature of government as an institution that operates purely on brute violent force. Perhaps they are blinded to the nature of government because they so passionately want to see more generosity in society. Recall that the religious right desperately wanted to see morals improve in society, and so they also were perhaps blinded to the violent means that they employed in order to achieve those ends. But whether its the left and its social crusades or the right and its moral crusades, both disobey Christ's teachings on non-violence when they look to the violence of the state to pursue their goals.

Consider Jim Wallis' Sojourners (and the "God's Politics" blog). Bill Anderson often posts at the Lew Rockwell.com Blog exposing these guys, so I'll leave it to Bill to speak on the latest outrage from his post, "More Sojourners Deceit":

I received an email with an attached petition that I am supposed to sign demanding “healthcare reform.” However, this is not just any petition; no, this is a “Christian Creed” on reform. Yes, by including those magic words, support for socialist care now falls into the category of a “creed” like the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and other historical documents. There are some real goodies in this one, including:

I believe, as taught by the Hebrew prophets and Jesus, that the measure of a society is seen in how it treats the most vulnerable. The current discussion about health-care reform is important for the United States to move toward a more just system of providing care to all people (Isaiah 1:16-17, Jeremiah 7:5-7, Matthew 25:31-45).

The next one, however, is as Orwellian as these “Christian socialists” can get:

I believe that all people have a moral obligation to tell the truth. To serve the common good of our entire nation, all parties debating reform should tell the truth and refrain from distorting facts or using fear-based messaging (Leviticus 19:11; Ephesians 4:14-15, 25; Proverbs 6:16-19).

You see, if anyone points out the real problems that accompany socialist medical care, then one is engaging in “sin.” That is because telling the truth is “sin,” but lying (in other words, presenting the Michael Moore lines from “Sicko”) is telling the truth. I never have forgotten that Wallis gave his undying support to totalitarian movements in the 1960s and 1970s that imprisoned and murdered millions of people simply for their religious faith. So, the Big Lies continue, but this time he tries to back them up with Scripture.

No, I won’t be sending this signed petition to anyone in Congress.