Comparing the Culture of Life to the Cultures of Death

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Well it is interesting comparison and a lot to read, my comment would be in consumerism I became a slave to the credit card which God has helped me break away.
Credit is a slow way of financially dieng.
It robbed me of more than money, loss of control and peace.
I haddn’t thought of it as death before but it seemed so easy and a hard habit to break, I now talk out loud to myself in the store and I don’t care what people think when I say to myself do you really need that? My mentor says to say Jesus help me and make the sign of the cross don’t worry what anyone thinks.
He says thank you Jesus for giving me the protection of the saints and use the sign. 🙂
I believe God does want us to have the control through Him.
D.
 
I think you need to add the Hip Hop Industry and also the fashionista’s i.e. the young starlets of the Paris/Britney/Lohan variety to the consumerism examples.

The Hip Hop Industry is so fueled by status/brand name items that children are going hungry in poorer neighborhoods so their parents can own lincoln navigators, crazy rims on their vehicles, specific clothes/watches and jewelry. It’s worse in that culture/music scene than any other. It make sme angry that it’s happening, the poorest in our nation believing their only worth is in the amount of “bling.”

Don’t even get me STARTED on how women are portrayed. As my friend Shalome once said after catching a late night rap uncensored video show: “I now know that girl better than her gynecologist does!”

The young starlets are also contribnuting to the fashion demands, even now most having their own clothing lines. It’s REDICULOUS.

Good luck, I’ll check again and see your improvements to your list. God Bless.
 
Thanks - Good comments so far. I have made some changes.
 
As St. Augustine said, “All are restless until we rest in Thee.” People seeking pleasure or who excessively shop, etc. look for something, or perhaps some of them search for Someone.

I think your chart should also include what the other “isms” have right, rather than just listing what they have wrong.

It is not wrong to search for beauty or to want to be beautiful–that is the motivation that drives many to consumerism. Desiring joy and pleasure is not wrong. As any experienced hedonist might tell you, delayed pleasure can heighten the experience; Christians usually count on delayed pleasure in heaven.

God is Beautiful, He alone can fully satisfy, and He made us each special in His sight. The search for pleasure or beauty, etc. can lead to Him.
 
I will add a aspect of excessism, explaining how the basics may not be evil, but when taken to excess or given to much priority are evil.
 
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Okay, it works now. I saw this:

Providers: Employees are disposable resources. (False)

and wanted to add that products are made to be disposable as well.
There is no reason that products are increasingly sub par quality.
The nurse across the street always tells me that dog food gets more scrutiny and is more tightly regualted for quality than baby formula or baby products.
(I dont know how true that is, but I agree that products are not being made with concern for the consumer, only concern for profit, its cheaper to settle lawsuits than to do it right- think car recalls and airlines now)

Again, I am just throwing that out there, you should check for factual data.
 
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