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Why Capitalism Is Incompatible With Christianity


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The essay explores the fundamental tension between Christianity and capitalism, highlighting their opposing principles. While capitalism revolves around privatization and the pursuit of profit, often based on the false assumption of ownership granted by the state, Christianity emphasizes stewardship under God's ownership, where all assets and their increase belong to God. Christians, as stewards, are bound by principles that glorify God, contrasting sharply with capitalism's liberal and unprincipled nature, which permits anything the market values. This inherent conflict, rooted in differing views of ownership, morality, and regulation, renders reconciliation between Christianity and capitalism, as well as its liberal foundation, impossible.

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LOGICAL MINDS ONLYBy Robert Burk