Private Property

Abolition of Property in Land and Application of all Rents of Land to Public Purpose

The purpose of this blog is to inform people of how Communism as a political and economic system goes against Christianity, how it goes against what humans will naturally do, and how it has begun to be implemented in the fabric of the United States of America. I will first interpret each plank. Then, I will show how the plank goes against Judeo-Christian tradition. I will finally show how the plank has been implemented in various policies of the government of the United States and goes against the original intent of the Founders when the US Constitution was written.

The abolition of private property is the first plank of the Communist Party. My interpretation of this plank is that all real estate property becomes the property of the government (public purpose). The people who owned that land would no longer be able to receive the fruits of their labor for the work that they had done on that land in improving it and making it productive for crops or livestock.

Many people believe that the Christian tradition has communism ingrained within it. An example that people may use is the story of Ananias and Sapphira. This married couple were members of the early Church in Jerusalem. The members of the Church would voluntarily sell their property and donate the proceeds to be used by the Church to help other members who were in need. This couple sold a piece of property, but they did not give all of the proceeds that they had promised to the Church. They kept some of it back. Basically, they lied about how much money they were donating. They were struck down dead because they were dishonest about their donation, not because they did not give all of their money to the Church.

Two of the Ten Commandments address private property. "You shall not steal." (Deuteronomy 5:19) "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." (Deuteronomy 5:21) When the government confiscates land from rightful landowners, it is stealing. Even if the legislature writes laws stating that it is legal to confiscate such lands, it is stealing. The second verse that is quoted is very specific about what is not to be coveted. The word covet means to desire something. What the scripture is saying is that we should not desire something or someone that is bound (belongs) to someone else.

This plank of the Communist Party is counter to Judeo-Christian believes and is immoral because it involves stealing and desiring something that does not belong to the government (state). Christianity is not communist, and this is supported by the Ten Commandments, the moral law handed down by God.