Check out these recent articles from around the web: 6 Times Stephen Colbert Got Serious About Faith by Jesse Carey: “My son asked me one day, ‘Dad, what’s hell?’ … So, I said, ‘Well, if God is love, than hell is the absence of God’s love. And, can you imagine how great it is to… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: White House, Congress Should Remember Pope Francis During Budget Process by Emily Conron: “The Catholic Church has said it again and again: the federal budget is a moral document that represents the priorities of a nation. While Washington might consider these cuts a small sliver, the… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Economic Inequality: Can Theology Say Something New? by Kate Ward: “In my view, a good deal of advocacy around inequality, including that of religious leaders, avoids one of the more important questions we should be asking: how does inequality affect our moral formation? For many of… Read More Around the Web (Part 2)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Who cares about the value of work? by EJ Dionne: “One of last week’s most important and least noted political events was the introduction of the 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Murray favors a minimum wage increase to $10.10 an… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Nation of Takers? by Nicholas Kristof: “However imperfectly, subsidies for the poor do actually reduce hunger, ease suffering and create opportunity, while subsidies for the rich result in more private jets and yachts. Would we rather subsidize opportunity or yachts? Which kind of subsidies deserve… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Bring on the Dogma by Michael Sean Winters: “The mercy of God, the love of God, the human dignity of all, these are the core doctrines that we must embrace and defend, but our defense must be characterized by utter humility in part because we all… Read More Around the Web
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap by Annie Lowrey, NY Times: “‘Poverty is a thief,’ said Michael Reisch, a professor of social justice at the University of Maryland, testifying before a Senate panel on the issue. ‘Poverty not only diminishes a person’s life chances, it steals… Read More Around the Web
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