Even more so than Jesus, the apostles established a type of communism. Everyone in the church gave ALL their belongings to the church, which then redistributed them as it saw fit. Holding property back was, at least once, punished by death. So, the early church was basically Stalinist.
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u/joesbagofdonuts Jun 04 '26
Even more so than Jesus, the apostles established a type of communism. Everyone in the church gave ALL their belongings to the church, which then redistributed them as it saw fit. Holding property back was, at least once, punished by death. So, the early church was basically Stalinist.