Public sees Christianity, capitalism at odds
Are Christianity and capitalism a marriage made in heaven, as some
conservatives believe, or more of a strained relationship in need of
some serious counseling?
A recent poll found that more Americans
(44 percent) see the free market system at odds with Christian values
than those who don't (36 percent), whether they are white evangelicals,
mainline Protestants, Catholics or minority Christians.
But in
other demographic breakdowns, several categories lean the other way:
Republicans and Tea Party members, college graduates and members of
high-income households view the systems as more compatible than not.