God and Mammon
An exploration of income and religion in the United States
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For lots of folks one of the most recognized parables Jesus ever told was about camels and money. It comes from Matthew 19:23-24:
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich…