Can you point out a nation that has achieved greatness by "seeking, honoring and obeying God"?
Ireland seems to have achieved greatness AFTER it ceased to be ruled by the Holy Mother Church in situations like the availability of contraceptives, making divorce legal, allowing gay people to marry and have abortions.
Again. capitalism is a useful tool, and can easily can be misused. The Christian Church outlawed the lending of money at interest. That is clearly mentioned in the Bible in several places. The Jews also outlawed this. But it was not illegal for Jews to lend money to Christians, and so the House of Rothschild became influential.
If money cannot be lent at interest, then no one has any reason to lend money. They are better off hiding it in the mattress or under a convenient rock.
No nation has achieved prosperity without permitting capitalism or moneylending to be legal. Muslim nations also ban lending money at interest, which explains why most of them are so poor.
It is amazing to read about the many subtle and clever tricks that the Saudis and the Emiris have devised to get paid for investing without seeming to charge interest.
