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Re: Western Civilization is UGLY
« Reply #30 on: February 15, 2021, 10:56:31 pm »
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Watching the news reports of the coronavirus in Italy, the cameras repeatedly show the Milan Cathedral, so I thought I might as well add it here:



































For consideration:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_poverty_and_wealth

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Perrotta points out that material wealth is highly valued in the Old Testament; the Hebrews seek it and God promises to bless them with it if they will follow his commandments.[12] Joseph Francis Kelly writes that biblical writers leave no doubt that God enabled men such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Solomon to achieve wealth and that this wealth was a sign of divine favor.
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Jesus explicitly condemns excessive love of wealth as an intrinsic evil in various passages in the Gospels, especially in Luke (Luke 16:10–15 being an especially clear example). He also consistently warns of the danger of riches as a hindrance to favor with God

Whose "God" do you think is being worshipped in the cathedral above? Or, for that matter, in the Vatican?