The Public Religion Policy Institute has come out with a recent poll claiming that more Americans believe Capitalism and Christianity are incompatible (44%) than believe they are compatible (36%). While there are numerous issues to be taken with the methodology of the institute’s polling, it cannot be denied that there are, unfortunately, many Christians who believe their faith and the very system which permits them to practice the charitable aspects of that faith are at odds. Regardless of denomination, believing the two systems are at odds is simply bad theology.
One needn’t delve in to complicated theological tracts or have some profound understanding of the nuances between Anglicanism and the Episcopal Church. Put simply, God’s commandments are individual mandates, not government mandates, and as such are meant to be lived out through individual acts after the individual decisions of individual people. These individuals may come together (and almost always do) within their faith community to help the less fortunate or take on other projects, but these are voluntary associations which in no way dilute the moral clarity of those acting out a Biblical life.
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