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Consumerism

“According to the study, ‘Religious service attendance is correlated to embracing a consumeristic mindset.’”

By Filings on Thu, 04/10/25
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“Lifeway Research found those who attend church more than once a week are more likely to fall into consumeristic thinking. Those without evangelical beliefs and who attend church less frequently are less likely to be consumeristic.” - Lifeway

Retirement: Production or Consumption (or Both)?

By Filings on Wed, 10/02/24
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“In retirement, consumption is highlighted and justified. We’re told that our consumption gives people work, and therefore is healthy for the economy, for workers, and for us. This makes sense.” - IFWE

Is It Morally Okay to Keep Updating My Things?

By Filings on Tue, 03/26/19
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“I’m not that old, but it seems like a lifetime ago that it was acceptable to keep things until they were broken. Now if my phone is more than a year old or if I haven’t remodeled my kitchen in the past decade, I’m out of date. Is there a moral right or wrong to this consuming of new and updated models of stuff?” - TGC

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