Isn’t ‘Capitalism’ inconsistent with the basic doctrines of Christianity?

No.  Absolutely not.  I have discussed this matter on my personal blog at length and refer the reader there for a good starting point to this discussion.  Additionally, I agree with the sentiment expressed by prominent Christian leader Stephen L. Richards when he expressed in 1955:
Many people misunderstand and misinterpret capitalism. They think that because [...]

What is it that Free Capitalists advocate?

Those who advocate for capitalism, advocate for a society where all relationships are voluntary.  In a capitalistic society, men and women are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their own individual judgments, convictions, and interests dictate.  In such a society they deal with one another in terms of [...]

Why use the term ‘Capitalist’ in the name of an organization like this?

Man can redefine words, but he cannot redefine the truth.  For the sake of consistency, for the sake of clear communication, for the sake of following a powerful path laid out by many of freedom’s most effective advocates, FreeCapitalists have purposefully elected to use the term Capitalism to identify our movement.  Members of the Project [...]

Why not use less controversial terms, than ‘Capitalism’, like ‘Free Enterprise’ or ‘Free Market’?

Today, it has become commonplace for those seeking to avoid the negative stigma attached to capitalism to attempt to substitute the use of the term with phrases like “Free Market” or “Free Enterprise.”   While both terms are positives, in the mind of a capitalist, in the truest sense, a free market for goods and services [...]

Why is Capitalism sometimes looked upon negatively?

To some in our modern day, the term Capitalism has come to mean business integration with government and special privileges for an elite business class.  These concepts however are an encroachment of government into the sovereign territory of individual rights.  These social realities are the derivatives of the philosophies of statism, fascism, socialism, and collectivism [...]

Why does [insert name] use a different definition of the term Capitalism?

The enemies of capitalism and its core ideas have regularly and systematically engaged in an effort to distort the actual meaning of the term, to downplay its philosophical basis and to characterize the social-economic system it has come to represent as glib, provincial, un-intellectual and even anachronistic.
The fact of the matter however, is the from [...]

What is a ‘Capitalist Society’?

Nineteenth century America is the closest the modern world has ever come to witnessing a truly capitalist society.  No society has yet become a fully capitalistic.
America, however, has the most deeply rooted experience, history, and legacy for advocating the continued movement of men to a establish a more capitalistic society.  Eighteenth century America, by its [...]

What are the fundamentals of ‘Capitalism’?

Capitalism eschews the initiation of force against any man, by any man or group of men-a fundamental moral principle.  Capitalists cannot therefore advocate for peace at any price, or security at the expense of liberty.  Individual moral right, is the first fundamental in capitalist philosophy and is reflected in the US Declaration of Independence when [...]

What is the history of the term ‘Capitalism’?

The use of the term ‘Capitalism’ has a long history. Adam Smith, often referred to as the ‘father of capitalism’ was the first modern proponent of a comprehensive philosophy defending the entire package of basic principles related to individual liberty as an indispensable ingredient to a moral, prosperous, and free society.  Smith, a Scottish moral [...]

Is the term ‘Capitalism’ limited to the sphere of economics?

No.  Often, when used casually, the term capitalism is used to reference a collection of what some call ‘basic economic’ ideas such as private property, profit motive, free exchange, minimal government involvement in the economy, etc.  These ideas, however, represent much more than simple dollars and cents considerations.  Suggesting that capitalism is an economic term [...]

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