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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.