Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.
Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(A) and to God what is God’s.”
Matthew 22:19-21
It also forced all people, great and small,(A) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(B) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(C) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name
Under 'Christian Democratic' / Communitarian principles, I think that 'money' probably just be a responsibly managed currency, just a tool, like any other thing. So - above board, transparent, regulated, and where central bank policy would not be oriented just to capital holders but rather everyone in the community. Like everything else in life we want to work well - a bit boring, mundane, consistent, dependable.
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Is there such a thing as a Christian monetary system; what would it look like?
No.
21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.
Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(A) and to God what is God’s.”
Matthew 22:19-21
Rev 13:16-17
Under 'Christian Democratic' / Communitarian principles, I think that 'money' probably just be a responsibly managed currency, just a tool, like any other thing. So - above board, transparent, regulated, and where central bank policy would not be oriented just to capital holders but rather everyone in the community. Like everything else in life we want to work well - a bit boring, mundane, consistent, dependable.
Why do you think this has something to do with religion?