New Monastic Shane Claiborne Answers The Question, Is it a Sin to be Rich?

Produced By: Cheryl Weber
Shane Claiborne is part of a new movement of people being called the "new monastics". With culturally divergent views on issues like simplicity, wealth sharing and community, his views have been called both controversial and refreshing, depending on the source. Reporter Cheryl Weber sat down with him recently to find out more about what he believes and why.
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[nbanuchu]

I like especially his comments on redistribution of wealth, especially that it can only be profitable (no pun intended) if done in love. As such, that is exactly where both Capitalism and Communism have failed.

[mowriter]

nbanuchu: I wish I could put 10 or 20 thumbs up to your comment. I try explaining the faults of capitalism to people, and they think I'm in love with socialism. Simple minds wanting simple answers, not transcendence.

[NixonisLord]

There is no god. Stop trying to take my money away with fairy tales. You want to dress like a pseudo-Rasta freak and give your money away? That's your choice. Leave me and my money and my choices alone.

[NixonisLord]

shane is a circus freak for an irrelevant and expensive affectation-religion. The sooner religion dies out, the better for everyone. Including this clown.

[FredrickVonShwinkel]

This is just phenomenal. These ideas are really affecting me. .

[ralman20154]

@DeaconFrFinbarr that's just it! this is how he's "radically ordinary"!

[DeaconFrFinbarr]

Nothing terribly new here...just sadly that many who claim the name of Christian have forgotten so much of it. It is radical to the ways of the world but not radical to the ways of gospel Christianity. Remember St Benedict? Franceis of Assisi? They were only repeating the ancient Christian path. Shane is on the path!

[klucharis]

Super interview, Shane has dealt with the issues very well. The only thing I know he is very wrong about is that christianity is one of the causes for athesim, unfortunate statement because he didnt show any scientific data for that, in fact in 2005 it wat shown that christians gave more to the cause of justice and poverty around the world and no other group was even close. christians have more charitable organisation than anyone else. But yes we can and should do much more.

[Jazzy459]

Lets all "pray" that this guy never becomes a politician.

[UlfilasUk]

Christianity is the most radical form of socialism.

[mowriter]

@joernelius :in fact James says almost exactly that - you see someone hungry and you say, "Be fed!", but do nothing about his situation....what have you done that matters?!

[flashgm41]

@mowriter

I'm 70 and hope to live long enough to se the end of capitalism. America is lost in rappant materialism.