# Christianity and Materialism

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-materialism/17057>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 20, 1999, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-materialism/17057 "1999-12-20T02:30:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-materialism/17057/21 "1999-12-22T15:24:00Z")

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Dr J - Luke 16 has two very distinct parables (and a few other doodads). Which are you referring to - the rich man and Lazarus, or one of the other passages?

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**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-materialism/17057/22 "1999-12-22T15:48:00Z")

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Fair 'nuff. Thanks, DJ and RTF. I couldn’t have asked for a better answer, frankly.

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“It’s my considered opinion you’re all a bunch of sissies!”–Paul’s Grandfather

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-materialism/17057/23 "1999-12-22T19:13:00Z")

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RTF - I was speaking of both parables, the rich man and Lazarus as well as the rich man and the manager. For the sake of this discussion the doodads can be discarded. 🙂

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