The marriage between big business and religion: it goes back a century

Ardent15

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Mon Oct-12-09 02:01 PM
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The marriage between big business and religion: it goes back a century

It did not start with Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority. Ever since the rise of Communism in the early 20th century, businessmen enlisted preachers to preach against the evils of godless Communism and socialism.

In fact, many preachers spoke out against FDR and the New Deal as being evil, and the first step towards socialism. Many preached the "Prosperity Gospel", which says that God rewards the faithful with material wealth. There were also the preachers who sympathized with Fascism as an alternative to Communism.

So, in summary, religion and big business have been allies for a very long time.

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Oregone

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Mon Oct-12-09 02:14 PM
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1. Max Weber wrote a lot about this

Christian churches not only preached a prosperity gospel, but they served as business networking hubs too.

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no_hypocrisy

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Mon Oct-12-09 02:35 PM
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2. Sinclair Lewis revealed this connection in "Elmer Gantry".

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izquierdista

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Mon Oct-12-09 02:38 PM
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3. Religion and big business can even be the same thing

Benny Hinn, Joel Osteen, Jimmy Swaggart, etc., etc., etc.

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alfredo

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Mon Oct-12-09 02:40 PM
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4. Read Jeff Sharlet's "the Family." It details it quite well. C street is part of

the family.

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