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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @ZezzebbulTheMysterious 22h \ parent \ on: Which is Worse: Taxes or Fiat Money? econ
"Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's" - Matthew 22:21
The Christian doctrine says pay your taxes. Jesus said to pay em. Yes, Christian ethics does not consider paying state taxes to be immoral, rather, it is a duty. The ancient people were smart enough to not accept fiat currency, they wanted coins of silver and gold! Ancient civilizations had far less trust.
(Not religious myself but wanted to offer another data point to this).
Christians are indeed commanded to pay taxes as they are also commanded to turn the other cheek and love their enemies. Slaves are also commanded to honor their masters. The way of Jesus is to love your enemies. This does not mean that slavery is the way of Jesus or that taxes are morally a good thing.
Its easy to read into the text our own poltics. Opposing taxation is not anti-christian but it also isn't literally outlined. It's just easy to twist the Scripture to justify abuses of the state's power.
What is interesting I have found as I often hear this exact pushback. I never say don't pay taxes because it is theft. Yet that I think is what people hear. I say that taxation is theft. It's extortion. Voluntary exchange is not theft. Christians should not be advocating for theft. Thats what I am saying.
You wanna support the state. Volunteer your money. Dont advocate for stealing from others. But yeah, we have to pay our tax.
And, are we giving to God the things that are His?
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