The Body Politic USA

June 4, 2011

Atlas Shrugged - The Bible - & The Religious Right

The Book of Cletis wrote a very compelling post on the  disconnect between the Christian right and their support of such supply -side economic policies that reek of the “let them eat cake” mentality.   How on earth does the worship of Ayn Rand  square with Christianity, the Golden Rule and teachings of Christ as portrayed in the four Gospels?   The Gospels are replete with numerous parables and teachings  that leave no room for doubt as to how Jesus would have responded to the likes of Rand.  After all it was Christ who said -   “And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”

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