I dispute that either socialism or capitalism provides an ethical form of economics. Socialism seeks to crush the will, making everyone equally miserable.
Wheras capitalism in my opinion elevates money and profit to the level of godhood, replacing Christ as the Lord of the universe. The rise of capitalism has had a greater effect upon the erosion of faith in the West than the communists could have ever hoped for.
The biggest problem I see in Evanglicalism is its Calvinist-influenced screw the poor attitude. Calvin said wealth was the sign of predestination, and I think you can see that attitude perpetuated through Adam Smith's theories because Smith was a product of Calvinist Scotland.
In the Middle Ages, the Church cared for the poor on the lands of the monasteries, thus providing a social support for the poor peasants.
What do we worship as a society today? Riches, having the latest toy and consuming the most goods and services.
The jury still is out on whether supply creates demand or whether demand creates the supply. A small amount of good marketing and you are in business.
Libertarian Capitalism is anti-Christian in my opinion because it worships the marketplace as a God and reduces Christianity to the level of being just another good or service.
Exactly. And that's why it works.
In the premiere moral battle of today's society, the struggle to protect marriage, the free market is on the other side. Didn't the entire entertainment industry get on the sodomite bandwagon because mass marketers want urban empty nesters ? Haven't we seen the massive poitierization of homosexuals in movies and television for decades now ? A sodomite channel just appeared on my cable service. I didn't ask for it. I certainly don't want it. Media elites decided they would inflict it on me.