Did Christianity Cause the Crash?
A fascinating article on the false prosperity ‘gospel’ and the negative impact this heresy can cause. You may be able to detect that I am not a fan.
I have found this ‘teaching’ to cause more damage than most false teachings frankly. In the heady mix of the prosperity ‘gospel’ is the belief that ‘true’ Christians should always be emotionally and physically well, which of course leads to the absurd situation, whereby folks deny themselves medical help and blame themselves for their ailments?
The Atlantic by Hanna Rosin
Did Christianity Cause the Crash?
America’s mainstream religious denominations used to teach the faithful that they would be rewarded in the afterlife. But over the past generation, a different strain of Christian faith has proliferated—one that promises to make believers rich in the here and now. Known as the prosperity gospel, and claiming tens of millions of adherents, it fosters risk-taking and intense material optimism. It pumped air into the housing bubble. And one year into the worst downturn since the Depression, it’s still going strong.
My answer is, that if the prosperity ‘gospel’ contributed to the economic crash, then Christianity’ did not cause the crash, because the prosperity ‘gospel’ has nothing to do with true Christianity.
These wealthy preachers who spout this nonsense at you, got rich off your back. Wake-up!
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