It's an outcome of puritanical Protestantism in the modern day. It's nicknamed prosperity theology. Lack of wealth is seen as a moral failure, rather than a societal one. To be wealthy is to be granted abundance by God, and to be poor is to be punished for misdeeds in the eyes of God. It's a cruel ideal that is deeply embedded into right wing American religious spaces.

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ah, yes. I remember Jesus explaining this in the lecture on the mount.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

That sounds like something supply side Jesus would do