The United States of Mammon
Most Americans would laugh at the idea of worshipping a golden calf. Then they spend forty years organizing their lives around debt, career advancement, asset accumulation, and the approval of “the economy.” Solomon warned that the borrower becomes servant to the lender. Jesus warned that no one can serve both God and Mammon. The old gods demanded temples, priests, and sacrifices. The modern god simply asks for your time, your attention, your family, your peace, and eventually your identity. The question isn’t whether modern society worships. The question is whether we’ve mistaken our servant for our master.
