Research: Rich God, Poor God
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Religion and Inequality Go Hand-in-Hand | Why some countries are more religious than others—and why, assumptions to the contrary, the U.S. is not unusually religious. (September 16, 2011)
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A Hermit
Many comments are more indicative of the responders' beliefs and what they think the article says, than what it says. The statistics cited do not establish causal links; either that religiosity leads to economic inequality or is caused by it are possible interpretations. There is no reference to this article being connected to Sojourners. Those who give blanket condemnation to government programs, ignore the many that have been helped by them. In the early Christian community (Acts 4: 34), members sold their goods and gave the money to the apostles (the established authority or 'government') who distributed it according to need.
Patrick Bestall
Why are you showing us Sojourners research again, which has questions skewed by Jim Wallis (Obama's new religious geru) to produce support for socialism? This could be considered a rhetorical question, but it's a serious one. I've been collecting similar research for years, and never seen a negative spin like this.
john
Interesting information. As the Spotlight quotes Froese on political rehortic, is it the same person who also said, "perspective is everything"? Somewhat like watching a baseball game: we all know where the strike zone is , try and find 3 umps who will call balls and strikes the same. Let's keep our eyes on the Lord and His vision for us, and not waste time on "interesting" stats/charts. Unless of course it is serving our God.