This is the permanent link for a digression that was posted on December 3rd, 2007 and tagged china, christianity, church, consumerism, economy, globalization, god's politics, religion, sweatshops. If you would like to see all posts filed in the Digressions category, click here.
Bearing the Cross in the Global Economy analyzes a recent report about workers in China who make crucifixes and other religious items to be sold in the West. “The image of women toiling away in sweatshops while handling an icon of the suffering body of Christ is quite striking.” See also, The Consumptive Church: The Religious Industrial Complex.
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