Does ‘Protestantism’ Lead to ‘Greater Income Inequality?’
- Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:33am by
Billy Hallowell
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There are plenty of great Catholic economic minds that believe wholeheartedly in the notion that there‘s no contradiction between free market ideals and Catholicism’s tenets.
Take, for instance, Thomas E. Woods Jr., the well-known historian and economist who penned the book, “The Church and the Market: The Catholic Defense of the Free Economy.” And then there’s the Rev. Robert A. Sirico of the Action Institute. The list could go on and on.
Considering this undeniable fact, a new study, entitled, “Does Religion Affect Politics and the Economy?”, which was published by the European Central Bank, is likely going to be a surprise to some. According to its authors, Catholics are more likely to support government intervention in economic matters than are Protestants.
According to Reuters, the study shows that Catholics “also have a stronger preference for sharing wealth equally” — an insinuation that will frustrate those in the faith who have more conservative economic ideals. While this may be un-palatable to some Catholics, another finding to come out of the study is the fact that Catholics are more likely to support more leisure time with family than are their Protestant counterparts (here, it would seem that Protestants would be on the defensive).
Interestingly, the study contends that there may be some truth to Max Weber’s “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” a book published in 1904 that claims Protestants are more likely to see hard work as a means to gaining salvation. Additionally, this view purportedly encourages an accumulation of wealth.
According to the study, Protestant localities were seen to have higher income inequality. “Relative to Roman Catholicism, Reformed Protestantism has curbed preferences for redistribution and for government intervention in the economy,” the study read. Reuters has more:
Moreover, the research paper found that Weber’s work better explains economic development than that of Karl Marx, the father of socialism, who saw culture reflecting the economic order, the research paper found.
“Religion is not just, as Karl Marx would have us believe, ‘People’s Opium’, but can, by its own force, significantly change people’s preferences, both self-regarding and social ones,” the ECB study said.
Another portion of the study’s conclusion reads:
Looking beyond the “work ethic” literature, we have argued that the works of Max Weber as well as the more recent literature in sociology can be seen to imply also predictions whereby Reformed Protestantism nurtures preferences for smaller government, and our empirical results confirm such predictions. Correspondingly, we also find Protestantism to lead to greater income inequality
While “Does Religion Affect Politics and the Economy?” was published on the ECB’s web site over the weekend, it has apparently not officially been endorsed by the bank. It should be noted that the study is based on data from two Swiss cantons (states) — Fribourg and Vaud. While Fribourg is Catholic, Vaud is Protestant.
The Christian Post has more regarding why Switzerland was chosen:
The study asked the question: “Does culture, and in particular religion, exert an independent causal effect on politics?“ Using Switzerland as a model because ”it is well suited to study how religion affects politics and the economy as it is one of the few countries exhibiting genuine within-country variation in religion,” the ECB study used data to determine the extent to which religion can effect politics.
Considering that the data points that were found are highly contentious, before landing on a definitive determination regarding the economic differences between these religious groups, it would be wise to try the study in other localities and to then triangulate data.
But — interesting nonetheless.
(H/T: Reuters)
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Hugie 59 PA
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:54amCatholics do not support “forced” redistribution of wealth as espoused by the President’s spiritual advisor Jim Wallis. That would be a distortion of the Gospel. They believe in donating (sharing) to provide for those less able to support themselves. Having said that, Catholics also recognize the work ethic known as “personal responsibility” which rejects the so called “Nanny State.” The nanny state contributes to an individual’s perpetual dependence, their loss of personal dignity, and a degraded self worth. The Catholic Church has worked very hard to build true sense of self in order to motivate the individual toward self-actualization, i.e. the awareness of their personal attributes, talents, and skills.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 9:40amFalse prophets and their false doctrine go to hell!
Tithing is giving!
Taxing is Taking, Interest, and Usury!
Taxing (taking, stealing, etc. like Robin Hood) to give to the poor is stealing, but it is one of the only ways you can use unholy Mammon (money). Most thieves don’t do this! They misappropriate the funds for themselves to further their own goals. Either way, you aren’t supposed to tax your fellow countrymen and family, you are supposed to tax foreigners- which are Tariffs.
It is exponentially worse when you steal from taxpayers through usury and then DON’T redistribute the wealth you take (tax) to the poor, hoarding your own portion!
You aren’t stealing from the poor when you do this, you are stealing from GOD!
2 people dropped DEAD in the bible, right on the spot, for stealing from GOD thinking that they were stealing from the poor!
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on November 3, 2011 at 3:32pmPersonal dignity is lost when a person doesn’t have job security. The nanny state is the epitome of an enlightend and christian culture. This fixation on the overworked pull yourselves up by your own bootstraps and wealth as a sign of being pleasing to God is an inversion of Christianity .Wealth distribution is the only way a globalized world that believes in universal rights can provide for the well being of all people on earth. One day your rabid calvinist puritanical hypercapitalism will be recognized as the hallmarks of people still in a dark age.[of puritanical calvinism] They may not be catholic or even protestent in europe today but their ethics are in conformity with Christ[except for abortion[. We here profess to be christian but our culture of hypercapitalism goes against Christianity[as the catholic popes of late have recognized].
Report Post »ChiRho4Life
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:51amHow about getting your facts straight before you fire off your mouth. Peter did NOT deny Jesus 3 times to HIS face…Peter denied Jesus before people in the crowd outside of the building where Jesus was being held for questioning. Way to go, slandering someone without having any concern for the truth.
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 10:32am@V-MAN….A few years ago I was listening to late night radio with Art Bell, and the show had on Father Malaki (unsure of spelling) the lead priest for exsersisums in the catholic church. In fact I think he was involved with the real exsersisum of the Exorsist movie….That evening he made a very profound statement, that “satan was alive and well in the Vatican”
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:38amAmericanism-has it’s origins in calvinist and puritanical inversion of christianity where the if -you’re rich- you -must -be good ethos and the mean spirited pulll- yourselves- up by- your -own -bootstraps individualistim gone amok -runs counter to european [ previously catholic] ethics.Those puritans were the taliban of their day and despised by the europeans . Hence our abhorance of the word socialism and our glorification of work [where we see people in their 90's in the media and such greed for power and influence is deemed noble].Though the founding fathers were not puritans ,neither were they catholic -but themselves aristocrats.Catholicism is compatable with todays european social democracies though unfortunately catholicism[as a religion] is no longer thriving there. Here catholicism is equally feeble as the Church has not pushed back enough against calvinist puritamical hypercapitalism.The reason catholic immigrants today don’t like giving to charities[where here that is part of the capitalist protestant ehos]-is because they believe the state should include socialist policies that care for the well being of all the citizens. Protestant hypercapitalists believe in individuals amassing great wealth and assuage their christian consciences by giving to charity. Catholic immigrants believe those christian values[we are our brothers keeper] should be part of the government structure[ as in indemocratic entitlement european style domcracies].
Report Post »zorro
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 12:04pmI hate to break it to you Moto…Satan is alive and well everywhere not just in the Catholic Church.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 12:21pmRose, Howyadooin buddy! There you go generalizing again. That same old tired tool that collectivists like you use to disrupt individualism. Have you ever had a thought as an individual? Have you ever tried to stop using generalizations and demonizing a group of people for at least five minutes? Try it.
Report Post »oldschoolgreen
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 12:25pmWell yes of course anything heard on coast to coast has to be real!
Report Post »faithkills
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 12:52pmI think everyone is missing the point. The article is begging an important question.
Forcible ‘sharing’ of wealth, or socialism, does not promote income equality. Just the opposite. Income ‘diversity’ that the left always complains about has increased the larger government has grown.
This should be no surprise to anyone who understands economics. The ability to aggregate capital is uncommon, and not reliably heritable. Entrepreneurship is difficult, and even a good entrepreneur in one time may be a poor one in another, markets change.
But government protection of capital is heritable. Government is the cause of wealth disparity.
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 1:11pm@ZORRO….You have no argument from me on that. But….there is a lot of christians that believe, and I have herd it myself at church….”satan doesn’t come thru our doors”….yea right.
Report Post »Perkins
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:32pm@ ROSE-ELLEN “The reason catholic immigrants today don’t like giving to charities[where here that is part of the capitalist protestant ehos]-is because they believe the state should include socialist policies that care for the well being of all the citizens.”
Ahh, so it’s Catholics who have the Bible that says “and thou wilt hold a gun to the head of thy neighbor that he might serve the poor.” I always wondered who had that translation. And don’t try to quibble about how government works, it boils down to “pay your taxes or have armed men take your property and throw you in jail.” It is morally the same as having people go around standing on street corners waving guns in people’s faces and taking their wallets, then giving the money to the poor. Yup, sounds like Satan is indeed in the Vatican if that is what Catholicisms teaches people to do. And since Europe is doing this on a large scale, no wonder they are in a serious state of decline culturally. Sorry, my Bible does not tell me to threaten/kill my neighbor to take his money to give to the poor. It tells me to love my neighbor as myself, so if I would not have my neighbor rob me at gun point, neither should I rob my neighbor (even if I choose to use government rather than a gun). I place my faith in God to take care of the poor, and do what He asks me to. You seem to put your faith in men with guns (aka the government). So who/what do you really worship, God or the institutionalized violence of the
Report Post »Hollywood
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:44pmI gotta agree that“ Protestants”[although a generalization] have CURBED PREFERENCES for Redistribution! I KNOW I certainly have. IF you don’t work, You don’t EAT!! Hunger REALLY can motivate!! It doesn’t mean NOT helping those that CANNOT help themselves. IT means the EXACT opposite actually! Let the Slovenly starve for awhile! The results will be amazing! They WILL find work!!
Report Post »RJO
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:18pmHere we go again…..
Any and I mean any reason to rip the Catholic Church appears on this site. Motivations are as many as the pseudo contributors. Bald-faced bigotry to a lack of understanding on so many points within so many issues. How easy would it be to rip any of the thousands of Protestant denominations who are protesting each other within a protest. Every split comes from protest and the protestors, at times, rival any Christian hating secularists with their vitriol.
You want to bring Satan into the picture/debate? Fine. Satan is using an old, but tested method/tool for defeat….divide and conquer. Christians had better get their act together and emphasize common ground as the walls of society are crumbling. United, Christians pose a deadly threat to evil. Nasty, hate-filled bigotry is the fuel to produce an opposite effect.
False-prophets, bigots and wolves in sheep’s clothing have been around since the days of Jesus Christ. It’s just that in 2012 – there seems to be so many, many more of them.
Please, as our ship of society is sinking – work to stop the process of submersion instead of punching fellow passengers.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:48amI have to laugh when I hear “income inequality” thrown about. You have rich and you have poor, but what is missed is that you have rich that do not have income. Old money is never talked about. You have small and large business were people are working their tails off for what they get. Marxists want to take more through taxes and income redistribution to make things “fair”. Do you think Paris Hilton pays much income tax? I would guess not since she does not have income, unless you count receiving allowance money from her rich family as income.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:57amBy the way, the Pope just last week sent out a statement that there needs to be a global financial authority and “governance”.
Report Post »ROMANS 10-9
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:59amSo a 4.0 gpa has to share some
with a 2.0 gpa student
to make it 3.0 for both!!!
FAIR????
Just you try it!
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 10:32amRomans,
That false analogy is old and tired. But how about this:
One student’s family makes $200,000 a year and thus he has to pay the full tuition of $30,000 a year.
Another student with a similar academic record’s family makes $40,000, and receives aid from the college, so only has to pay $8,000 a year in tuition total.
Socialism! Why should the rich student’s tuition money go to help the poor student, who must be lazy because he is poor!
Nope. It’s not Socialism. It’s called need-based aid, and most colleges in the country offer it to students. Funny how Conservatives will wave around the GPA argument, but never acknowledge this far more accurate analogy.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 10:35amRomans,
Conservatives like to use the false GPA analogy, but they ignore the fact that students pay a different price for the same educational services based on financial need. It’s called need-based aid, and most colleges offer it. Wouldn’t this seem to be a more accurate analogy? Yet, no Conservatives seem to be called for the end of need-based financial aid…
Report Post »DDD
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:13amActually, P. Hilton has a lucrative cologne and shoe line. She does earn money apart from being paid for appearing at parties.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:52amPubliusPencilman
Nah we get it and we contribute to their education via the federal government…and personally I do not want my tax dollars being spread to those who will not pay off their loans.
Report Post »Go Glenn
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 12:17pmVery good point!
Also, I believe that fairness and sharing are good virtues but they cannot be legislated. Capitalism is the fairest system of ecomony and it makes it possible for everyone to succeed, no matter their station in life.
Name any other economic system where there is equality like this. Marxism, Communism, Fascism all have extremely rich people and extremely poor people. The difference is that if you are unfortunately born into poverty, you will stay there and die there.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:44amDoes ‘Protestantism’ Lead to ‘Greater Income Inequality?’
Is a pig’s ass pork? Familiar with the Protestant Work Ethic? Certainly not the case much any longer, but that’s what built this nation.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 9:16amKids today are taught that Protestantism, Christianity in general, and most particularly the Protestant Work Ethic are pure evil. They should be taught how the Protestant Work Ethic was a driving force in the success of the West. A teacher would be fired for teaching that today.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 9:49amGood point.
And, one would have to be blind to study American history to any extent and not see the strong correlation between wealth generation and the PWE.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 10:41amSo all of you are Weberians now? I assume then that you all agree with his sociological investigations into the artificial origins of religious belief.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:15amIt is absurd the way people today think they need to renounce ALL of what someone has said or written if they say one thing that they don’t agree with. Everyone MUST BE ideologically perfect and pure or ELSE they are banned and banished and all their books must be burned.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:46amThe protestant work ethic has made us a wealthy hard working people. But we are over worked and today we are advanced enough that it would be good to adapt a more european [previously catholic] laid back life style.We’re not happier with all our work and high standard of living. We need to scale back that work- till you- drop -ethos -even if it means we slow down in innovation.Materialism is not bad but we have over done it and a more catholic social democratic balance is more in tune with our nature. We’ve become a slave to work-not work as a means to live [as europeans see it-or have till we started pressuring them to do things our way[imf].
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:29amI might add, that in Peters old age, he was killed by his own people, because in his old age he went against his own church. And that is what Jesus meant at the end of the Gospel according to John when Jesus said: verily I say in your old age another will gird your loins. Of course Jesus was speaking of Peter’s death.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:26amThe only thing the Catholic Church has done is the same as Reuben, and that is it has defiled Jesus couch, and then went up and defiled his bed, by creating the bad-wine.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:24amSure do!
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:17ambboatmanable,
Report Post »“The solid foundation of your faith?” So you call a priest telling you that you are forgiven because you say a few Hail Marys, you call that forgiven? And purgatory, what is that? There’s hell, and there’s hell and more just hell. Then hell gives up the dead, which is currently happening (by the way, and has been for as long as the population J-curve has been in affect). And you go confess your sins to a miserable priest whom is usually quite gay(although there are some whom really are Eunuchs), and because they are gay, they thought God was calling them to duty. And they don’t like having to drink that miserable water, and so when you go confess your miserable sins – it’s like wine to them, that they get get drunk on. Oh, what a good faith. No wonder Catholics make for such miserable neighbors.
gladwing
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:07amHeads up to the Blaze. the European Central Bank is doing nuch the same thing in Europe as the Federal Reserve is in this country. Printing money and manipulating credit markets to cover up the
Report Post »fact that we our out of money. I question this report and wonder why are they creating this comparision?.
the reality is that Marxist idealogy has spread through out all of the Christian Churches and a campaign is under way to turn Jesus into a Marxist. Look at the other story about the film maker. I think this a case of don’t look at the other hand. While they make Jesus into a Marxist they want us Christians to squabble over who cares more. .
rangerp
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:40amthe catholic church is a government – go figure
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:04amBecause the truth of the matter is that John was the Rock that was placed upon Peter. Simon Peter was just Jesus strength, much like Reuben was Jacob’s strength. And Simon Peter and all the other Apostles were jealous that Jesus said that beloved disciple would tarry around.
Report Post »bboatmanable
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:03amAnd you’ve never been scared?………….You’ve never told any lies?…….Simon Peter was HUMAN and made mistakes (he sinned) which is why Jesus came in the first place. And, NO, the “rock” was not at the gates of hell. Jesus was simply stating that while he would be weak at times (the 3 denials) he would learn and persevere, becoming the solid foundation of our faith.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:00amAnd now as the truth is coming down from Heaven, the Catholics believe that Israel is going to be converted, and the Catholics are working to try to accommodate Israel’s transition. I don‘t think that’s gonna happen.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:54amSimon Peter was a dirt-bag folks, and that’s why he denied Jesus three times to his face. And what, then you think he spoke the truth when Jesus wasn’t there any longer. Oh yes, my son will speak lies to my face, but he will tell the truth behind my back? I don’t think so.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:48amWell that post tells everyone that you do not know the bible, nor have you read the bible…
You failed big time.
If you want to debate the other side, you need to know what you are talking about or they will not take you seriously…So study up before you fail again.
Report Post »amerbur
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:50amMore income inequality? What does this mean? If one takes two individuals and one individual begins to work and the other does not, it creates income inequality. What is the point? The catholic gives more money to the non working individual than the protestant? Could be The Catholics tend to support Unions and welfare – paying people that do not work as hard and as long, leading to an economy such as that of Greece?
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:47amI don‘t think it’s rocket science is it that most crime families are Catholic? Is it rocket science that most shape shifters of the synagogue of Satan shifted into Catholicism? I don‘t think it’s rocket science that for hundreds of years and throughout the inquisitions that Catholics had religion for profit is it? I can go on and on and on.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:56amPlain & simple — God blesses Christians. There’s really no mystery why the Christian nations have been prosperous.
Report Post »Since America has been allowing our heritage and Christian values to be diluted by the influx of cult religions, He isn’t blessing us the way he once did. Read Deuteronomy 28.
mficentral
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:39amMaybe if you had a brain you wouldn’t be spouting all of your nonsense. You have been watching too many Godfather films. Whatever it is your smoking or drinking, stop it. You know nothing about the Catholic people or the Catholic Church. I don’t know what Bible you are reading but I would get a new one. Please don”t make it up as you go.
Report Post »kmbr
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:44amYeah, point me in the direction of all those prosperous Catholic countries.
Report Post »pennswoods
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 5:26pmAustria, Belguim, Luxembourg, France… wealthy Germany is 40% Roman Catholic. The prosperous Netherlands is about 45% Roman Catholic. The Czech Republic is majority Roman Catholic and it is doing very well after the fall of Communism and so is Catholic Lithuania.Switzerland is about 40% Roman Catholic too. I come from Presbyterian roots but I am Roman Catholic today, the poverty I have seen in the United States in Protestant Appalachia and in the American Protestant South is a disgrace to our country. Isn’t there more important posts that you could put here Glenn than stuff like this that brings out the religious hatred dormant in the minds of bigots? Can’t we all agree on the values, concerns, and love for our country that we all shared at the Tea Party rallies?
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:43am.
Religion has to be removed in order for “They/Them” to control the nasses. This is what Mao, Hitler and every other evil leader in history has done, and Obama and his minions are doing here now. I can hardly wait for another year of Anti Christmas and Anti the Baby Jesus………….
Just to tick them off this year, I think I’m gonna leave“Christmas Lights and the Manger” up til the 4th of July………
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:40amThat study doesn’t surprise me. The United States went to crap when the Catholics showed up.
Report Post »mficentral
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:46am“When the Catholics showed up” You better read up on American History. How did you arrive at so much misinformation? Are you self taught?
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 9:27amgo easy on Eliasim, this one obviously has a real problem.
Eliasim, please, you should seek help. You have a problem and you need help now.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:45amAnd the Blaze Bigotry Express continues.
Report Post »johndylan1
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:27amLet‘s hope this isn’t an attempt to divide Christiandom, such is the danger of this type of garbage. Government policy dictates the extent to which government is involved in the social services of each community via taxation and redistribution, while churches of all types dictate the extent to which they are involved in the social services in their communities via voluntary giving and charity. Apples and oranges.
Report Post »Imprimis
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:50amQuite right! Christianity is being assaulted all over the world with many deaths and edicts. Yes, some Catholics believe the government should “spread the wealth” but so do some Protestants. The only source to be consulted here would be the Word of God. Jesus, when He walked among us NEVER promoted the government as the source. He advocated giving to Ceasar what is Ceasars‘ and to God what is Gods’. That would be prayers that the people be able to live in peace, respect, honor and living a good life that would not bring the government down on one. The word, as has been the case throughout time, has been perverted and men stretch it to make it fit their little minds..thoughts. Only He will have the last say and “the government will be upon his shoulders”.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:21amGotta wonder if they took into consideration the percentage of Catholics who live in big cities like NYC and Chicago and the higher percentage of protestants who live in the heartland. Could be it’s all about the city dwellers vs. suburbanites and… I know a lot of farmers, all conservative, none Catholic.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:12amWhy does almost everything have to revolve around wealth, power, and the economy? Why can’t it revolve around God? Because that had been ultimately every person’s goal to secure themselves another life to walk with the Lord. Explain to me how material wealth is going to allow you to walk with the Lord when the time comes to the earth that men learn not to over-populate the planet, and thus only certain souls will ever live again?
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:16amIt’s as I have said: the earth is the Kingdom of Heaven, and it is not “In” Heaven. Therefore the righteous inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, and the meek will inherit the earth.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:18amMoreover, the righteous will get to be human again afforded that dry ground, but the meek will become animals and such.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:19amAnd the lukewarm will have no place among men or animals.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:36amIt seems to me that people would be more concerned with living again in the New Jerusalem that comes down from Heaven. That doesn’t mean some city comes down from the sky, but that it means a new idea of earth comes down from that which is invisible.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:00amGOD created us… out of Mud… and we are Predators… who Compete and Destroy. This is just us… but Faith makes us Care and Create. Judas wanted the Kingdom of God to come in his time (so he tried to force Christ to establish the Kingdom)… not in GOD’s Time. All in all, we are doing fairly well… considering!
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:08amOh I see, God made you out of “Mud” and so you are just dirt? But what about your spirit, is that dirt? And if you are just a predator, then why don’t you go live in the wilderness and live like a beast, because it should make you happy?
Report Post »mficentral
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 9:01amJust when you start to make sense you end up being really stupid. When did the Bible tell us not to overpopulate? I just can’t find that in my Bible. I never knew anyone with so much BS. Get an education.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:02amLet’s see… a European (Socialist) Study finds… Catholics are more like Communists… and Protestants are more like Nazis. BS!
Report Post »HowardSternIsABigot
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:58amno!! immorality and a selfish hedonistic philosophy leads to failure, drugs, and poverty. Stop pushing that cart with your horse stupid!
Report Post »Jackie Rogers, Jr.
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:42amWell, I don’t know about income, but when I went to Catholic school spankings were sure spread out equally.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:42amcan i please have a billion dollars to study the study of ignorant,free loading ,dope smoking,nasty no bathing,left wing, kool aid drinking communist idiots. everyone has a study except me, please send cash now, the commies are starting to gather more and more, for one low price, i will throw in the round up of and the butt whipping of all communist lovers,
Report Post »mficentral
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 8:55amNow your talking.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 11:54amI bet if you wrote up a grant request to the feds you would get the bucks… ;)
Big bucks for a cut and paste = big waste.
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