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An interesting and thought-provoking article by Katie Kieffer, one of the best columnists at TH.
Is Christianity compatible with capitalism? With objectivism?
Well, it all depends. If you accept Christ on a personal level, but maintain your own intellectual sovereignty regarding things temporal, it is. If, however, you submit your intellectual sovereignty to the rule of a church, you may be in trouble. If that church endorses socialism, you've got some heavy decisions to make.
Increasingly, priests and pastors are preaching that socialism (in the name of “social justice”) is Christ-like. In truth, capitalism, not socialism, reflects Christian values. I think Christians would be less likely to embrace socialism if they understood that the economic philosophy of Ayn Rand is compatible with Christianity.
‘Social Justice’ Evolves
In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle speaks of a general form of justice that encompasses all virtue. Describing general justice, Aristotle writes: “It is complete virtue and excellence in the fullest sense… It is complete because he who possesses it can make use of his virtue not only by himself but...
Is Christianity compatible with capitalism? Yes.
Is Christianity compatible with objectivism? No.
Insofar as individual sects conform to that orthodox, generic Christianity, what is true of "Christianity" ought to be true of the sects that conform to that definition.
Unless I am mistaken, Unitarian Universalism no longer conforms to orthodox Christianity.
United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant denomination. I think they're still completely orthodox. Are you thinking of the United Church of God, that denies the Trinity?