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Capitalism: God Wants You To Be Rich

2021/7/8
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In the New Testament, Jesus says it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. In the United States today, many Christians believe in something radically different. In what's known as the prosperity gospel, wealth is a sign of virtue and God's favor. The effects of this belief can be seen throughout American life from business to politics to social policy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)