There are examples on this thread of how christians ARE buying it.
Many, many christians are NOT fiscal conservatives. They are very weak on the message of socialism.
The left made huge inroads in the South American church using this same social justice approach.
It’s public education’s failure to teach free market economics coming home to roost. Socialism sounds so fair and compassionate to those who are ignorant of economics and history.
South American church was much different with various movements like liberation theology playing a prominent role. The backbone of the Religious Right is not fiscal (although most are fiscally conservative) but rather social conservatism. Again, the only people listening are the libs and others who would be considered Christian in only the most nominal sense. That is not the Religious Right and it is not those who subscribe to a biblical worldview (in fact just the opposite).
I keep hearing the fiscal conservatives say this. I wonder if they really don't understand what the Bible says when it calls Christians to feed the sick, the poor, the orphan, and widow. It does not say anything about coercing other people into giving up their hard earned funds.
If you believe in the Bible you won't believe in stealing from non-Christians in order to do the work that we as Christians have been given to complete.