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// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 3. Pride No one in the developed world is more proud of their country than Americans. This is not just a rhetorical twist of the word “pride.” Given the nature of the economic and social system, in a Darwinian fashion, we can [...]
// Seven Deadly Sins in America Why America is not a Christian Country 2. Envy The strong individualism (which is itself un-Christian) and consumerism that lie at the heart of American society inevitably give way to envy, jealousy and coveting. Hence the tradition of “keeping up with the Joneses.” Indeed, an economy where 65 to 70% [...]
// A recent BBC survey ranks the US number 2 in the world in terms of overall sinfulness. Each country studied was ranked in each of the 7 sins, and then given an overall rank. America takes the cake (no pun intended) in the category of gluttony. Australia is ranked at number 1 in terms [...]
// A seemingly ancient argument made by the religious right is that “America is a Christian nation.” That’s why all sorts of theocratic nonsense is justified. Let’s see just how Christian this country is. 1. Greed Perhaps the easiest and most straightforward measure of the un-Christian character of the US is the economic system that [...]
