mammon

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Warnock communications director Terrence Clark said the sermon was “based on a biblical verse that reads ‘No man can serve two masters … Ye cannot serve God and mammon,’ a biblical term for wealth.”

From Washington Times

Warnock communications director Terrence Clark said the 2011 sermon was “based on a biblical verse that reads ‘No man can serve two masters … Ye cannot serve God and mammon,’ a biblical term for wealth.”

From Washington Times

The gaudiness struck him as grotesque; the biblical term “mammon” came to mind.

From New York Times

In the past few decades, pro-business lobbying groups have joined evangelical organizations to back judges who have reliably promoted both God and mammon.

From Washington Post

But there are signs in 2020 that mammon is making a comeback.

From The Guardian