[James C. Bennett]

"The cultural conditions have become more conducive to atheism. We can see that in economic ways in that we are encouraged to think of ourselves as economic individuals," Pecknold said.

Pecknold is basically making a thinly-veiled attack on the Free Market and Individualism.

[CTrent1564]

James:

Individualism that goes to the extreme is not ultimately in line with Christianity. God’s very nature is relational and communion, i.e. the Holy Trinity. The Apostles and St. Paul and Barnabas were a community and were in communion with each other. Individualism, rather on the secular left or and individualist conservative approach that does not believe in doing anything for the common good are both inconsistent with orthodox Christianity.

One can believe in free markets, as I do, but also recognize the need for some legitimate forms of regulation such as those regs provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Banking Regs, etc.