Christianity Was Always for the Poor
jacobin.com
From the Sermon on the Mount through the Apostolic Age, the first Christians preached against wealth.
        • Zloubida@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          38·
          7 months 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.

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
    71·
    7 months ago

    Which is exactly why the christofascists & capitalists have twisted it into a weapon.

    • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

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

  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    5 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.