Was Jesus a socialist?
While I don't consider free republic as a credible source for anything, I do agree with that quote. Jesus never attempted to frame his philosophy in terms of government so the label socialist is not quite accurate. he was a pacifist, took a vow of poverty, advised the wealthy to give away all their possessions to the poor, provided free food to the hungry and free healing to the lame, etc. I dont think it's a stretch to say Jesus was a radical leftist, and much more radical than say president Obama.