Christians could cause an economic crises
Here is an exchange James and I had through facebook. And I gleaned an interesting thought from it…
If the economy goes into a recession because of citizens not consuming, then I wonder if Christians gave more of the their money away to those in need and consumed significantly less, would we actually cause a recession?
And then I wonder about how the USA claims to be 80% Christian and I am wondering why on earth the economy is sustained by over consumption.
My friend Don suggested that by giving our money away in order to help those in need sustain their own lifestyles we may balance the economy out by us and them consuming things we actually need, but who knows.
So there is my thought. Based on a world driven by consumerism. If Christians decided to only buy necessities and reduce spending significantly, could they actually cause an economic crises?
Would that be a good thing?