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Matthew 19:23 - Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Its not so much a condemenation of the rich as it is the materialistic.
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And you can tell why? Who's to say when the bible should be taken literally and when it should be taken as allegory? I say, this passage directly dictates people to not gather riches, and anyone who does will go to HELL.
Christianity is more interesting when it's challenging. Fucking cheap-ass american christians have made this religion into the easiest one there is. "Fuck up all you want, just accept me as your personal saviour, say you're sorry and youre AOK". How about a little self-flaggelation? Nope. Hurts. How about giving everything you have to the poor and going through life with only the clothes on your back? Nope, too difficult. How about loving and accepting everybody, heathens and believers alike?
Seriously, everything that is hard to do, the church has devised a loop-hole around so you don't have to bother.