tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766538007498037282.post5156068530922216712..comments2024-01-20T00:00:10.459-08:00Comments on Mudblood Catholic: Christianity and Anarchism, Part I: What Is Anarchy?Gabriel Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607504369762849930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766538007498037282.post-90840086089103650892013-10-03T13:52:30.162-07:002013-10-03T13:52:30.162-07:00By all means e-mail me if you like. I am, however,...By all means e-mail me if you like. I am, however, intending to continue writing about this for a few more posts, and I may possibly come to the subject you're interested in in a later post, so it's up to you -- either way is fine with me.Gabriel Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607504369762849930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766538007498037282.post-6770949277196410142013-10-03T06:38:27.089-07:002013-10-03T06:38:27.089-07:00Hi Gabriel! I'm relatively new to your blog, b...Hi Gabriel! I'm relatively new to your blog, but this post caught my attention. I have quite a few friends who advocate the Christian Anarchist perspective, and while I am legitimately intrigued by it I have some practical questions which I don't feel have been satisfactorily addressed. I'd be really interested to get your input - would you mind if I emailed you privately about this?<br /><br />(Feel free to say no, I know you must have a lot of correspondence already!)MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120285830920472911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766538007498037282.post-59019187290034466432013-10-02T07:02:10.320-07:002013-10-02T07:02:10.320-07:00"[T]he nearer earthly government approximates..."[T]he nearer earthly government approximates what things are in heaven the more Christian it is. I do believe -- whether it can be realized or not -- that the anarchist society approaches nearer to this ideal than do other forms of government."<br /><br />I must admit I am confused by this statement. It would seem to me that the heavenly system of "government" consists of God as the Supreme King, (I'm thinking of both Revelation and the theological development of kingship in the OT). So I am confused as to how an Anarchist system can claim to be closer to this system if they are rejecting a centralized government for a decentralized government.<br /><br />I recognize that earthly rulers can never be as interested in the common good as God is, and I often fantasize about how ideal it would be if the centralized State didn't exist so that communities could be freer to self-govern. Yet, I have always had trouble reconciling this to the fact that God is a King, and as such, the ideal seems to be the opposite of this system.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777207698888502073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766538007498037282.post-53929392711166624752013-10-02T06:42:25.415-07:002013-10-02T06:42:25.415-07:00Well, this is very interesting. I would consider m...Well, this is very interesting. I would consider myself to be a democratic socialist. I'm curious as to what the difference would be between the sort of government for which I advocate and the "decentralized" form of government you advocate, beyond scale and number of people represented? Or perhaps there is no representation, it boils down essentially to direct democracy on a highly localized level? <br /><br />Regarding the penal issue, I would say that many of us on the Left would like to see the punishment model of the Justice system left behind and a rehabilitation model embraced. This psychology-friendly approach is quite agnostic to the freewill issue, which would be ideal given that the scientific evidence is lacking for it, in my opinion.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371071455575271992noreply@blogger.com