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[Fred A. Miller]

On Mon December 6 2004 11:08 am, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> groundhog3000 at yahoo.com wrote:
> > Like I said in my rant earlier.  Bill Gates is just one of many men
> > caught up in the greed and power of the corporate world.  Some say
> > it takes a certain kind of attitute to get to the top, and that it
> > isn't the top of the corporate ladder that makes men corrupt, but
> > the journey that rewards them to sell out.  Or perhaps it's that
> > they were already greedy and corrupt and the corporate structure
> > simply refined their skills.
>
> I think it's very human to get tempted by a desire to get rich.  As
> Paul said, "the love of money is a root of all evil".
>
> > Who knows, but if anyone needs Jesus, it's the heads or major
> > corporations, like Bill Gates and their co-horts like Paul Allen.
>
> Yes, but the sad thing is that rich people are generally incapable
> of accepting grace.  I think it's a kind of mental disability.

It often does seem to "go with the territory."

Fred

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