Christianity does not equal capitalism

I don’t think it equals socialism either, but check this out.

“Here is what is peculiar. Many conservative Christians, mostly Protestant but also a number of Catholics, have come to believe and proudly proclaim that the creator of the universe favors free wheeling, deregulated, union busting, minimal taxes especially for wealthy investors, plutocrat-boosting capitalism as the ideal earthly scheme for his human creations. And many of these Christian capitalists are ardent followers of Ayn Rand, who was one of – and many of whose followers are — the most hard-line anti-Christian atheists you can get. Meanwhile many Christians who support the capitalist policies associated with social Darwinistic strenuously denounce Darwin’s evolutionary science because it supposedly leads to, well, social Darwinism!” – Gregory Paul

I believe in God. Gregory Paul does not. Nevertheless, he presents some very accurate observations about how prosperity and politics have weakened religion. It is an observation that believers and non-believers alike can see. Read more of this thought-provoking article on the Washington Post.