The hard truth is that the worst assumptions of the welfare state have shaped and distorted social assistance of all kinds. The lack of personal responsibility, the denigration of entry-level jobs as the training ground for better employment, the isolation of individuals from their families, the indifference to marriage, the denial of any moral or spiritual dimension to the problem of poverty — these and other habits of mind infect much of what passes for private-sector charity.
The Politics of Poverty « Juicy Ecumenism
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Shouting at the Bishop: Why agreeing to disagree is not a Christian response to the culture wars. | The Outpatient Monk
I love this excerpt: I cannot remember a single time I remember any of the gospels saying, ” And Jesus spake saying thusly, ‘Well I just guess we have to disagree on this one my Pharisee friends.”
Shouting at the Bishop: Why agreeing to disagree is not a Christian response to the culture wars. | The Outpatient Monk
Shouting at the Bishop: Why agreeing to disagree is not a Christian response to the culture wars. | The Outpatient Monk
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12-07-30 PUB The Church's Welfare - Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD)
Excellent article on what the religious left has wrong ....
12-07-30 PUB The Church's Welfare - Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD)
12-07-30 PUB The Church's Welfare - Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD)
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Hey Atheists, Just Shut Up Please | VICE
Reread this every week for a good laugh and pick me up ....
Hey Atheists, Just Shut Up Please | VICE
Hey Atheists, Just Shut Up Please | VICE
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