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Property, Charity, and Freedom
Biblically, property and charity are personal responsibilities grounded in God’s ownership of all things, not gifts or guarantees of the state. Historically, property belonged to families and communities, fostering personal care, loyalty, and Christian charity. The Enlightenment especially through John Locke shifted property from a God-given trust to a state-protected abstraction, paving the way for depersonalization, bureaucracy, and eventually statism.
As property and charity moved from individuals, families, and churches to the state, freedom declined. Impersonal welfare replaced personal…
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