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To: Fred.Widdowson

Rand was not against charity.

Rand was against compulsion under the guise of charity.

You’ve no idea what you’re talking about.


43 posted on 04/24/2011 6:35:28 AM PDT by stylin_geek (Never underestimate the power of government to distort markets)
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To: stylin_geek

I realize it may be hard for you not to be an idiot so I will refrain from saying something like don’t be an idiot. But, here is a quote that goes directly against the Biblical view of charity as a moral duty if you are a Christian. Now, you may not be, but my point was that Rand’s views are opposed to Biblical views.

“My views on charity are very simple. I do not consider it a major virtue and, above all, I do not consider it a moral duty. There is nothing wrong in helping other people, if and when they are worthy of the help and you can afford to help them. I regard charity as a marginal issue. What I am fighting is the idea that charity is a moral duty and a primary virtue.”

This was supposedly from an interview in 1964 with Playboy magazine. She is not fighting against compulsory charity as in forced by government. She is fighting against charity as a duty. Of course, she’s not a Christian and you probably aren’t either, which is fine, but spare me the hogwash. You can’t reconcile her to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


66 posted on 04/25/2011 9:22:44 PM PDT by Fred.Widdowson
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