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A Faith Declaration for Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Dialogue, Public Policy, Social Justice, Debate, Religious Beliefs, Misinformation, Dignity, Abolition, Religious, Biblical, Community, Health-Care Debate, Healing, Biblical Principles, Legislation, America, Civil Rights, Ten Commandments, Moral Values, Insurance Company, Abortion, Profits, Common Good, Principle, Civil Rights Movement, Faith Community, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Gospel, Health Care, Politics News
Jim Wallis

There is no one "right" religious position on how health care should look; but I believe there are some fundamental moral and even biblical principles on which to evaluate any final legislative agreement.

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The Juggling Contest -- Balancing the Global Economy: An interview with Economist James Quilligan

Christiana Wyly | Posted 08.03.2009 | World

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Global Economy, Common Good, James Quilligan, United Nations, Economic Development, Global Economic Crisis, World News
Christiana Wyly

James Quilligan: "The immediate crisis we are facing is to shift from seeing energy, nature, food and water as monetized commodities to recognizing them as reserve values... essential for our survival."

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Three Moral Issues of Health Care

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vision, Capitol Hill, White House, Debate, Family, Children, Scripture, Low Income Families, Legislation, Common Good, Values, Policy Debate, Single Payer, Sin, Health Care, Class, Faith, Private Insurance, Church, Fear, Leaders, Money, Politics, Biblical, Democrat, Congress, Health, Election, Families, Healthcare, Democrats, Moral Issues, Faith Community, Health Insurance, Republicans, Ethics, Partisan Politics, Unions, Medical Care, Partisan, Politics News
Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, deeply personal but of great public concern, the faith community has a unique and important role to play: to define and raise the moral issues that lay just beneath the policy debate.

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When the Lights Came On

John Graham | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Common Good, Recession, Culture, Politics News
John Graham

These events were failures not just of politics and governance, but of culture. They were the inevitable consequences of our nation and its leadership losing any operating concept of the common good.

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A Fairness Issue

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Market, CEO Pay, Bob Casey, Dignity, Wages, Employee Free Choice Act, Workers, Wage, USCCB, Compromise, Employee, Business, St Augustine, Economic, Human Dignity, Organizing, Employer Relations, Common Good, Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Ceos, Justice, Union, Pope John Paul II, Catholic Bishops, Catholic, Economy, Politics News
Jim Wallis

"Without justice, what are kingdoms but bands of robbers?" - St Augustine. I was surprised when Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) opened up his remarks before ...

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Our Moral Audit of the Budget

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Market, White House, President, Social Justice, Debate, President Obama, Taxes, Washington, Proportion, Priorities, Poor, Wealth, Common Good, Social Responsibility, E.J. Dionne, Budgets, Justice, Capitalism, Faith, Health Care, Equality, Irs, Budget, Politics, Biblical, Community, Rich, Compassion, Federal Budget Proposal, Invisible Hand, Inequality, Economy, 100 Days, Obama Budget, Politics News
Jim Wallis

My prediction is that many in the faith community, especially those on the front lines of serving the poor, will rally around the principles and priorities of this budget.

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Obama's Call to Rebuild

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Market, President, Leadership, President Obama, Torture, Iraq, Facebook, Economic Recovery Plan, Economic, Republican, Budget Speech, Government, Economic Recovery, Hope, Common Good, Values, Stimulus Plan, Health Care, State of the Union, Leaders, Twitter, Budget, Education, Politics, United States, Inaugural Speech, Barack Obama, Political Vision, Health, Energy Dependence, Barack, Crisis, Republicans, Economy, Obama Budget, Politics News
Jim Wallis

This wasn't really a budget speech, or even a State of the Union. It was a call to rebuild a country -- from its infrastructure, to its economy, to its values.

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"Common Good" Now Common Sense?

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Congress, Obama, Poverty, Common Good, Rahm Emanuel, Obama Inauguration, Politics News
Richard M. Benjamin

In the next 100 days, achieving worthwhile progress requires that the Obama administration focus on any given program's value to society as a whole, not just to the program's recipients.

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Changing the Image of Religion: The New Faith Coalition

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.19.2009 | Living

Read More: President, New Evangelical, Leadership, Media, Campaign, Christian Community, Black, Poor, Pastors, Prayer, Consistent Ethic of Life, America, Human Trafficking, African-American, Conservative, Muslim, Abortion, Common Good, Values, Climate Change, Religious Right, Pro-Life, Hispanic, Catholic, Religion, Human Rights, Abortion Reduction, Church, Common Ground, Election, Evangelical, Religious Leaders, Jewish, Vote, White, Gay Marriage, Liberal, Poverty, Emerging, Living News
Jim Wallis

The day after the inauguration, I will be joining religious leaders at the National Prayer Service for our new president. I will pray that this new era can change the image of religion in our country.

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My Prayer for Election Day

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Democracy, Vote, Common Good, Voting, Suffrage, Elections, Campaign, 2008 Election, Civil Rights, Prayer, Election Day Prayer, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Election Anxiety, Living News
Jim Wallis

We pray, regardless of the outcome of the election tomorrow, that we will find the ways to build bridges and work together for the common good of the country we all dwell in.

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A Canadian's Appeal To American Voters

Irshad Manji | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Values, Progressive Politics, Common Good, Immigration Debate, Voting, 2008 Presidential Election, The Giving Life, Politics News
Irshad Manji

Relax - I'm not telling you who to vote for. That's your business. Rather, this blog is about what it means to be connected to the common good.

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James Dobson's 'Letter From 2012 in Obama's America'

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conservative, Fear, Common Good, Good News, Politics, Elections, James Dobson, 2008 Election, Religious Right, Evangelicals, Gospel, Election, Evangelical, Focus on the Family, Barack Obama, Consistent Ethic of Life, Religion, Politics News
Jim Wallis

James Dobson, you owe America an apology. The fictional letter released through your Focus on the Family Action organization, crosses all lines of decent public discourse.

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