“Where Do Evangelicals Stand on CEO Compensation?'”
Read a Sept. 24, 2008, column at Christianity Today titled “Where Do Evangelicals Stand on CEO Compensation?”
Category: Poverty & welfare
“Vatican newspaper says crisis shows failure of ‘new economy'”
Read a Sept. 24, 2008, Catholic News Service story about an article in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s official newspaper, citing failed governmental policies in Washington as the cause of the meltdown and calling for a more transparent system with better regulation to make the economy more equitable.
“Friends of the Unrighteous Mammon”
Read a Sept. 25, 2008, essay at First Things titled “Friends of the Unrighteous Mammon” by the Rev. Robert A. Sirico of the Acton Institute. Sirico argues that “the most productive economic system ever known” — that of the United States — “also happens to be the one that is most respectful of human rights and dignity, […]
“America’s Economic Crisis”
Read the transcript of a Sept. 26, 2008, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly segment, “America’s Economic Crisis,” in which host Bob Abernethy speaks with the Rev. James Martin and Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners magazine, about “the moral and ethical implications of America’s economic crisis, especially its impact on the poor and working class.”
“Christian Financial World Sees Silver Lining in Banking Mess”
Read a Sept. 29, 2008, Christianity Today story titled “Christian Financial World Sees Silver Lining in Banking Mess.” It details how some Christian banks and credit unions — though not all — have staved off insolvency.
“Obama and the Faith-Based Initiative”
Read an essay about Obama’s faith-based initiative in the February edition of First Things, written by John J. DiIulio Jr., a University of Pennsylvania professor who was the first director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
“Dubois: Catholics have important role in setting nation’s social agenda”
Read a Feb. 25, 2009, post at the blog of Catholic News Service about Joshua DuBois’ address that day to the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, D.C.
“Government Cutbacks Leave Faith-Based Services Hurting”
Read a Feb. 20, 2009, Washington Post story which reports that faith-based charities “are facing unprecedented cutbacks from one of their biggest funders: the government.”
“Obama’s Faith-Based Office Launch Delays Key Decision on Faith-Based Hiring”
Read a Feb. 6, 2009, article at U.S. News & World Report about whether or not religious-based groups should be able to hire based on religion using government money.