re: #28 JOE 🥓

And you need to add to the mix what Max Weber described as the “Puritan Work Ethic” which is a bedrock belief of American Xtianity—the the poor are lazy because they are predestined by The Big G to fail.

Xtianity loves to go tip toeing thru the TULIPS.

Total Depravity of Man
Unconditional Election of The Saints
Limited Atonement—JC only died for those whom the Big G Predestined to go to The Good Place
Irresistible Grace—Since the Big G preselected winners and flipped the bird to the losers, those who were elected are drawn to The Big G and they can’t resist
Perseverence Of The Saints—The Big G picked his winners and there’s no way they can fail at anything. As an added bonus, The Big G lets his Elect get rich right here on Earth…

I’ve always wondered how this works in concert with the idea that people need religion to keep them on a proper moral path. If I’m born damned, why shouldn’t I lie, cheat, steal and murder my way through life?
Logic. How does it work?