To the editor:

As I read Ben Godar’s article last week titled “Not to step on anyone’s toes here, but Christ was kind of a commie,” I was upset to find that he wrote a huge fallacy.

As usual, Godar made sweeping, incorrect statements only to rile and upset those who disagree with him.

Normally, I read his editorial and blow it off as something not worth my time responding to, but this week, his comments on Christ being a communist and his disapproval of Republicans aligning themselves with Christ, prompted me to write.

First of all, if Godar had any idea of what communism meant and the underlying principles of communism, he would know that in no possible way, could Jesus Christ and communism even be mentioned in the same sentence, unless that sentence is Jesus Christ is the antithesis of communism.

Communism’s core is to eliminate religion and the family from the lives of its citizens and replace them with the state.

In a communist country, citizens give everything they have to the nation and the nation, in turn, gives the citizens everything they need.

No longer does the citizen need to have a good work ethic or strive to succeed because they will not enhance their stature or economic position.

No matter how hard a person works, they will continue to live in the same position.

If they produce more, they do not get more.

This eliminates Christ from the equation because they do not have to count on Christ for anything and they no longer have access to Christ.

Furthermore, I was concerned that Mr. Godar felt that Republicans cannot align themselves with Christ because we do not strive to throw money at the poor and provide universal heath care for children.

Here is another fallacy in his logic.

Whoever said that Republicans do not care about people?

Republicans have realized that welfare does not work and that there is a different solution to the problem of the poor.

Throwing money into a program that only perpetuates the plight of the poor and eliminates the work ethic and pride of one’s self is not a way to help people.

The government cannot solve people’s problems, you solve your own problems.

This is why Republicans endorse welfare-to-work programs so poor individuals can get jobs and eliminate the government from their lives.

This helps a person feel like a contributor to the nation, not a drain on the nation.

It also makes a person feel like they are helping their family instead of standing in line.

If a person is producing for themselves and for their family, they will be more likely to thank God for their success instead of the government.

There are the instances of mothers who must take care of their children and cannot work.

This is why there will always be welfare, and Republicans do not deny that.

Their only desire is to get as many people off of this program as possible and find alternate solutions to their problems.

What Mr. Godar does not understand is that Republicans are not heartless people who only want to become richer.

Republicans want to get the government out of everyone’s lives and that is how we feel the poor will better themselves.

Jesus Christ had God’s power to make miracles. He was able to feed 4,000 from seven loaves of bread and a few fish (Mark 8:1-10).

We do not have this power to be Christ, but as Republicans we feel that we are helping people, like Christ would, by getting them off welfare.

Republicans believe that the family, as an extension of God’s love, is the most important institution in the world, not the government.

This is also God’s belief. Therefore, it is not such a crazy notion that Republicans can cite Christ as an inspiration to their lives and their political beliefs.

Kent Hartwig

Junior

Political science