[A. Pole]

"Love of money, trust in accumulated worldly treasures, taking advantage of the neighbors whether through the lawful contracts or not, contempt for the poor, is condemned several times in the Holy Scriptures and the other parts of Christian tradition."

So is accusing your ideological "opponents" of practising any of the above when it is not the case.

Is not the case? Really? I often see "trust in accumulated worldly treasures" and "contempt for the poor", justifying the usury etc, displayed by the Freemarketeers here and in other places.

[1rudeboy]

BS. What you see are exceptionally weak strawman arguments by your colleagues.

[wideawake]

No advocate of economic freedom puts "trust in accumulated worldly treasures" - economic freedom means that accumulated capital is useless in and of itself unless it is invested.

No advocate of economic freedom has "contempt for the poor" since poor people in an economically free society can become rich people quite quickly and vice versa. Socialists view poverty as an identity, while free men view poverty as a phase.

And I have no idea what usury you're talking about.