ChristianMepublicans & their STEAL IT NOW fiscal policies , explained:

[elehhhhna]

The bizarre connection between these neofascistChristianMepublicans and their seemingly contradictory cheap-ass steal it now fiscal policy: Prosperity Christians! (i.e. you are poor because you don't love God enough...)


"There are many faithful believers who live modestly and will never have more than the basic necessities of life. Yet they are content to have what they have.
The prosperity teachers ridicule such and say that they only have that little because they don't trust God for more; the fact of their contentment (which is highly regarded by God) is looked upon as a lack of faith. And they are chastised because they haven't got the faith to get more so they can give more. Ultimately, the giving is expected to go into the coffers of the prosperity teacher; they may give to others, but not apart from also giving to the prosperity teacher.

All the prosperity teachers use a particular fear tactic to establish their rule for giving -- if you don't give, God will curse you. Many also teach that if one wishes to use the prosperity gospel for selfish ends -- to acquire personal wealth without giving -- it isn't going to work. If, however, one uses the prosperity gospel with the intention of acquiring wealth for unselfish purposes (i.e., giving to the prosperity teacher, no doubt), God's promise is that He will shower abundant financial blessings upon him. "


http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm...ology/posit.htm

[baldguy]

1. Right. "Poverty is a sin."

If you're poor then YOU DON'T DESERVE TO GET HELP!

The flip side is, of course, that greed & selfishness become virtues.

[BanzaiBonnie]

2. Didn't a lot of this prosperity stuff

begin with Amway? Or was it earlier?

They completely ignore the part in the Bible about gathering riches here on earth.

[Jack The Tab]

3. Evangelical christianity is basically a cult, much like the current GOP..

Their blind allegiance and refusal of facts is a page from Cults 101.

[Modem Butterfly]

4. A wise man once said something about a camel and the eye of a needle...

I'm not a Xian, but even I can see these people are WAAAAAYYYY off from the life and teachings of Christ.