[ClearCase_guy]

I think Christianity needs to operate on a personal level. Have a personal relationship with God. Form relationships with other people. Help someone. Spread the Word. All of this is good and all of this should be part of each individual's life.

But-- the "common good"? -- there's nothing personal about that. I have no use for collectivism. I see it as dehumanizing. I'm against treating any individual human as simply a member of a general class. They disappear that way.

People who emphasize thecommon good are up to no good as far as I'm concerned.

[MrB]

The “common good” is GOD’S DOMAIN.

Humans have no business attempting to “promote the common good” as that is infringing on the divine, in vain, obviously.

This is why REALITY (ie, God’s created rules and reflected will) favors free markets and individuals making their own decisions within their realm of expertise - ie, their own lives. Preferably these decisions are made prayerfully and with knowledge of God’s will as revealed in His Word.