God and Mammon

An exploration of income and religion in the United States

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…