A while back I made a post about my Christian faith and made mention of the subject title. I think this story on Joel Osteen epitomizes what I was trying to say that night.
The prosperity theology? Yeah, right.
By linking the spread of the gospel to the habits and mores of entrepreneurial capitalism, and by explicitly baptizing the pursuit of worldly gain, prosperity theology has helped millions of believers reconcile their religious faith with their nation’s seemingly unbiblical wealth and un-Christian consumer culture.
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/08/snake-oil-salesman-joel-osteen-charms
The prosperity theology? Yeah, right.
By linking the spread of the gospel to the habits and mores of entrepreneurial capitalism, and by explicitly baptizing the pursuit of worldly gain, prosperity theology has helped millions of believers reconcile their religious faith with their nation’s seemingly unbiblical wealth and un-Christian consumer culture.
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/08/snake-oil-salesman-joel-osteen-charms
