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Purpose & Prosperity: Linking Christian Ideals with Sound Public Policy

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Economics / Education / Faith & Theology / Political Philosophy

C.S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity that God wants “a child’s heart but a grown-up’s head.” Followers of Christ are charged, by the ethos of our calling, with a high standard of practical reason, fused with compassion. When we carry our faith to the political sphere, we must do so with grounded understanding, not idealistic, emotive or superficial thinking. This means that the abdication of our duty to educate ourselves in the unsightly “secular” forces […]

Social Justice and Christian politics

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Faith & Theology / Political Commentary / Society & Culture

I couldn’t find a clip of the show from an objective source, but the gist of the story is that last week Glenn Beck bashed on churches that promote “Social Justice” as part of their mission. “I beg you look for the words social justice or economic justice on your church Web site,” he said. “If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words. … […]