Christian Paradox

"Three quarters of Americans believe the Bible teaches that 'God
helps those who help themselves.' That is, three out of four
Americans believe that this uber-American idea, a notion at the
core of our current individualist politics and culture, which
was in fact uttered by Ben Franklin, actually appears in Holy
Scripture. The thing is, not only is Franklin's wisdom not
biblical; it's counter-biblical. Few ideas could be further from
the gospel message, with its radical summons to love of
neighbor."

- Author Bill McKibben, in his Harper's magazine essay, "The
Christian Paradox"
entire article at http://go.sojo.net/ct/5pzNZZp1bzdh/