Christianity Was Always for the Poor (David B. Hart, Jacobin)
Christianity Was Always for the Poor (David B. Hart, Jacobin)
From the Sermon on the Mount through the Apostolic Age, the first Christians preached against wealth.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14386046
Christianity Was Always for the Poor (David B. Hart, Jacobin)
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.
Religion is a bane to the progress of humanity.
Humans are perfectly capable of hindering their own progress without needing to involve religion whatsoever.
I'd love to test your statement. First, we'll have to get rid of all religions...