2007-03-22 00:38:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Why is material possessions associated with godlessness when the pope lives in his own city in a castle filled with gold and jewels? Americans are not only concerned with these things, they are just more available in America than anywhere else.
2007-03-22 00:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by dv4unme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The capitalist ideology held by many Americans that you speak of actually makes me sick. Money isn't everything in life despite the fact that many people around the world believe it is.
As for religion, I don't really see what materialism and capitalism has to do with whether or not people believe in a god/s or goddess/es. Only those who are religious figures are required to take a vow of poverty. There are plenty of religious people that I have met who value money greatly and have huge multi million dollar homes and numerous cars.
There is an infinite amount of religious and spiritual groups and beliefs in the United States and even people who don't believe in anything at all. That's the beauty of the freedom of religion.
2007-03-22 00:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by morgnarose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an American, I have to admit that there's a lot of truth to your generalization. Money and possessions can be gods, so these people are not "godless".
2007-03-22 00:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweeping generalizations about a particular country are never truly accurate. Of course there is much material wealth in the US, and many do concern themselves with their accumulation, however many also have a balance in their lives seeking to live spiritually in an abundant world.
Blessings!
2007-03-22 00:46:34 · answer #4 · answered by lubinmt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was going to go against your question until i read some b/s remarks from yanks.
Yeh your country sucks and all of you have your heads up your arses. You created evangelist rubbish, hippies, the a bomb, crap sweets, crapper shows on telivision, hollywood sucks, your national sports are cheap takes on every other GOOD sport form the rest of the world and have caused more death and war than anything else even religion. If your born outwith the USA you are instantly ingrained to have a distain for it and the more bull i read from moronic yanks makes me hate it even more.
get bent you american imbeciles. your presidents IQ reflect son you all.
2007-03-22 01:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by nick b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No we are a Christian nation and we have an educational system too so why don't you come here and learn how to write? Of course if you do you'll have to become materialistic because that foreign piece of crap you just bought broke again. Get it?
2007-03-22 00:50:10 · answer #6 · answered by RED 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately, some americans are NOT godless...have you not heard of the bible belt of southen states?
thjey are MENTAL and scare the cr@p out of me. they are fanatical, no worse than muslim fanatics...they evfen got George Bush elected, bringing religion into politics...which should NEVER happen...
2007-03-22 00:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to disappoint you but my only concern is NOT money, I'm also concerned about football!
2007-03-22 00:41:57 · answer #8 · answered by geezerrex 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Religion section here. You will see that there are plenty of people who believe that they know God. And plenty of people who don't believe.
2007-03-22 00:40:50 · answer #9 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say they are. They just want to look good and show off like the little snobs they are
2007-03-22 00:47:37 · answer #10 · answered by Jacob J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋