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→Early Christian: distinguished voluntary from forced sharing
==Early Christian ==
==Early Christian ==
As described in the Acts of the Apostles, early Christians practiced some form of sharing for the common good:
As described in the Acts of the Apostles, early Christians practiced some form of '''voluntary''' sharing for the common good, which is not to be confused with forced sharing:
:And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. (Acts 2:44-45, KJV)
:And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. (Acts 2:44-45, KJV)