If you're a Christian and you're American, you've probably been taught that socialism is unbiblical. That capitalism is God's chosen economic system. That Jesus would be against redistributing wealth, and the early church in the book of Acts was nothing more than a group of friends sharing their stuff. The election of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani and Rev. Blair's viral TikTok in response to Mamdani's election, which appeared on Jesse Watters' nightly Fox News show, prompted us to ask: Should Christians be socialist? Are Christian ethics really at odds with socialism? Or have many of us been taught a version of Christianity that was blended with modern conservative political and economic ideologies that have little to do with the radical call of Jesus Christ? Digging into the bible, we question the idea of capitalism as God's chosen system, offering a different perspective on socialism explained through the lens of Christianity and faith.

Show Notes:

1. Dead Internet Theory Def - https://www.vice.com/en/article/dead-internet-theory-is-back-thanks-to-all-of-that-ai-slop/
2. What Makes Us Free- Throughline on NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/07/10/1255443727/what-makes-us-free-07-10-2025
3. Parable of the Talents- Matthew 25:14-30
4. Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard- Matthew 20:1-16
5. Sharing things in Common Acts 2:44-47
6. Ananais and Sapphira Acts 5:1-11
7. Working for Bread 2 Thessalonians 3:10
8. Good Fortune Movie- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_fortune
9. Leith Ross- I Can See the Future https://leithross.com/
10. Syrophoenecian Woman- Matthew 15:21-28

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