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A faith-based economy?
America is being separated religiously and politically by battles over the economy. “Americans who believe strongly in God’s plan, “ according to a recently released Baylor University study, “are much more likely to believe that ‘the government is intrusive’ and that ‘healthy people don’t deserve unemployment benefits.’” Daniel Burke of Religion News Service, wrote earlier this year that “moral arguments against excessive borrowing are getting a new hearing among Christians already anxious about the economy.” Does religion play a role in our economic policies? Should it?
Wealth is good, not the goal
To a Hindu, goldy thinking must play a role in our economic policies, very much as God is the spark of divine in every being that drives the economy to prosperity, for the good of all society.
Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven
I call myself a Christian, and I do not know how it is possible to follow Jesus and be anything other than radical when it comes to a spiritual morality that informs economic policy.
Jesus to poor: Just die?
From my study, I’d guess that Jesus wouldn’t be shouting out at debates that if people needed health care but didn’t buy it privately, we should just “let them die.”
God’s economy
God in the Bible takes a deep, abiding interest in economics: the distribution of wealth and power among God’s people.
A non-believers guide to biblical economics
The one thing we should not do is make economic policy based on “God’s plan.” Nobody knows God’s plan. I don’t think God has an economic plan, because I don’t believe any gods exist.
God’s economic plan
Judaism reflects a complex view of money, one which is neither typically liberal nor conservative.
A Quaker economy
Is there a way to practice capitalism in a way that benefits communities?
‘The goods on earth are for the good of all’
Economic questions are inextricably bound up with religious ones.
God doesn’t run markets, people do
People run the market, and people in general aren’t saints (though they are not devils, either!)
Why Christians favor small government
Christians fear gigantic states, businesses, or organizations because we put no trust in humankind. We know we are all fallible.
God’s plan for hard-working Christians?
What would explain why Americans with a strong belief in a personal divine plan are hostile toward the government and government caring for the unemployed?
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