Christianity Was Always for the Poor
jacobin.com
From the Sermon on the Mount through the Apostolic Age, the first Christians preached against wealth.
  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    Surprisingly great article.

    In point of fact, the New Testament, alarmingly enough, condemns personal wealth not merely as a moral danger, but as an intrinsic evil. Actually, the texts are so unambiguous on this matter that it requires an almost heroic defiance of the obvious to fail to grasp their import.

        • Zloubida@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Never read things from outside your bubble, you’re right. It’s the best way to feel very smart.

          No, sorry. The best way to feel very smart is to comment on things you didn’t read from outside your bubble.

  • theomorph@lemmus.orgEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    Yes. Or, as I have often said, and find myself saying even more often, Christianity is simply incoherent when mixed with power.

    • amino@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      what’s up with atheists acting like the Kool-Aid man in spaces where nobody asked your opinion?

    • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Humans are perfectly capable of hindering their own progress without needing to involve religion whatsoever.