Joel Osteen sums up everything that went wrong with Christianity in the USA . Author Sinclair Lewis got in right in his novel " Elmer Gantry ". As a democratic socialist and an old fashioned pre-Vatican II Catholic I loathe any perceived connection between Christianity in general and American capitalism and imperialism and a truly unholy alliance with Zionist APARTHEID Israel . Listening to these " Jesus wants you to be rich " TV evangelists is real downer for anybody with a spark of FAITH left. [ “As Christians, Victoria and I feel that it is important to stand in support of the nation of Israel and the Jewish people,” said Pastor Joel Osteen in a press release. “As always, we pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” ]
Contrast what Rev. Bouck White wrote more than a century ago (when there was a vibrant socialist movement in the USA ) with the sleazy- pro-capitalist Rev. Joel Osteen today . " Letters from Prison " by Rev. Bouck White . A good read .
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As a democratic socialist and an old fashioned pre-Vatican II Catholic I loathe any perceived connection between Christianity in general and American capitalism and imperialism and a truly unholy alliance with Zionist APARTHEID Israel .
Listening to these " Jesus wants you to be rich " TV evangelists is real downer for anybody with a spark of FAITH left.
[ “As Christians, Victoria and I feel that it is important to stand in support of the nation of Israel and the Jewish people,” said Pastor Joel Osteen in a press release. “As always, we pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” ]
Contrast what Rev. Bouck White wrote more than a century ago (when there was a vibrant socialist movement in the USA ) with the sleazy- pro-capitalist Rev. Joel Osteen today .
" Letters from Prison " by Rev. Bouck White . A good read .