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September 14, 2006
Prosperity Theology in the MSM
Anybody catch the cover of the new issue of Time? CNN has a summary of the cover story here. I increasingly find myself disturbed by portrayal of Christianity in the media and popular culture these days. Only 1/6 of American Christians (still way too high!) consider themselves in line with this type of thinking, but they seem to get a lot more playtime than that. I guess I also tend to lump these folks in with the republican, Left Behind, warmongering, gay-hating, types. Is it that Christians are getting a bad wrap, or have most just wandered that far from the Gospel? Probably some of both, in my opinion. I find myself taking that position a lot in conversations at school these days, although I find it a bit tough to proceed sometimes as a radical orthodoxy nerd who considers apologetics misguided and futile. : ) I'm curious to hear what others think.
Posted by mattalexander at September 14, 2006 9:59 PM
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I don't think God is concerned as much with financial state as what one does to reach that state and how one uses the resources available to them. There are a great number of stingy and generous people at any level of income. I think that it can be okay to be rich, but I disagree with people like Osteen who say that God wants all Christians to be rich.
Posted by: AJ Buerer at September 19, 2006 8:48 PM
This doesn't have anything to do with your post, but the "about Matt" link at the top of the page isn't working.
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