Sermons at large evangelical church tend to justify economic inequality, study finds

Sermons at large evangelical church tend to justify economic inequality, study finds

A new study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion provides detailed evidence that some evangelical church leaders use sermons to justify economic inequality, even when discussing Bible passages that could challenge it. Focusing on New River Church, a large and fast-growing megachurch in the American Midwest, the research suggests that pastors there interpret Scripture in ways that downplay inequality and defend wealth acc…