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Old Apr 2, 2006, 12:56 am   #3 (permalink) (top)
gallo
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Thought they were supposed to give all their money to the poor?
No, no. The current concept is that the christian god rewards the faithful. Thus, wealth is a sign of high morality, and thus, god's favor. As long as one thanks god for the wealth, one is free to use it as one sees fit. The method of accumulation of wealth is not relevant to most christians, as long as one professes to be a christian. Even if the methods of accumulation are legally suspect, one can still be an exemplary christian, viz, Tom Delay.


As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion;...
--From Article 11 of the Treaty of Tripoli passed unanimously by the Senate 1797
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