Why Does Michael Moore Believe In Capitalism

In the film Capitalism: A Love Story by Michael Moore, Moore goes around in his hometown to interview various priests on their opinion of whether religion, Christianity in particular, clashes with or approves of religion. The end result was a consensus that they do not work together. However, the documentary is a biased portrayal of the opinions. In reality, there are mixed opinions of whether capitalism is the devil in our economy or just a fact of life that works well with Christianity. In general, religion is an important factor of modern capitalism as there are people who believe religion directly affected the creation of capitalism, those who believe the opposite, people who believe that capitalism is a religion in itself. One theory of capitalism is that it was created by the Catholic Church itself. During the high Middle Ages (1100 - 1300), it seemed that great inventions needed a way for people to not only discover purchase them. These technological advances would not have
This sets the idea that capitalism was directly affected by religion in the past, and without religion, capitalism may not have taken over in the way it has in the modern United States. During the period of the Great Depression, corporate America was blamed for large part of the downfall of the U.S. economy. Searching for a better image, large corporations and industries used religion to paint a picture that it is the salvation of economy rather than the downfall. In turn, they hired spokesmen who insisted that Christian values were consistent with that of a capitalistic world. In modern times however, there is a general split between whether Christian values are consistent or at odds with capitalism. According to a recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, forty-one percent of people believe that