Ethics

Diseases of the Rich

By Ed Brayton

When I interviewed Jeff Sharlet on my radio show the other day, he told the story of how the guy who founded The Family, Abraham Vereide, had an epiphany from God that he shouldn't minister to to the poor but to the rich. He called this "trickle down evangelism." As a result, Vereide was quite well off as his rich benefactors lavished gifts on him.

It reminded me of an old Tom Lehrer album where he mentions having a friend who was a doctor; his friend specialized in "diseases of the rich."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 12, 2009 (boomark / email).