Blessed are the rich???

This is a new mentality among Evangelical Christians that God wants them to be rich. I don't believe God wants people to be poor, but the word rich needs defining.

A person can be "poor" in material things, yet "rich" in life experience. You could go to Europe and stay in fancy hotels at a high cost, or treck your way across China on a budget and have rich experiences.

Since this "Evangelical" movement is largely an American thing, we must be mindfull that our excesses are at the expense of others in the world. I would hope that at least these people give to their particular church, which in turn gives to the poor.

I don't want to be rich at the expense of others! Call it the commie in me, but I don't like the growing divide between rich and poor. It squeezes the middle class. Also, being poor isn't all that bad as long as you can get enough to eat and have some sort of roof over your head. And have some sort of healthcare!

Speaking of healthcare, we're all going to end up in the poorhouse the way it is going!