John C Rankin

The Judas Economy John C Rankin

Judas is a disciple of the devil who 1) objects to Mary Magdalene pouring expensive nard on the feet of Jesus; 2) he says the money should be given to the poor instead; 3) but he does not care for the poor and is already a thief who steals from the common purse; 4) he betrays Jesus for money; 5) he is later remorseful but unrepentant in his deadened spirit; and thus 6) he kills himself. Analogically, in the Judas economy: 1) the disciples of Judas object to the freedom of people to spend their own money as they see fit, especially in devotion to the Gospel; 2) they pretend to care for the poor, the children, the infirm, the dispossessed et al.; 3) instead they control the public purse that redistributes other people's money for their own personal power and enrichment; 4) they sell out the biblical foundation for unalienable rights given by the Creator; 5) resulting in a darkened human spirit among such elitists; and thus 6) the inevitable descent into political and cultural suicide. What to do?