Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke Friday at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas, discussing the relationship between Christianity and capitalism. According to the
Huffington Post, Scalia argued:
[I]n order for capitalism to work -- in order for it to produce a good and a stable society -- the traditional Christian virtues are essential.....
Speaking on the expanding governmental involvement in charity, he said:
The governmentalization of charity affects not just the donor but also the recipient. What was once asked as a favor is now demanded as an entitlement. The transformation of charity into legal entitlement has produced donors without love and recipients without gratitude.
