Public Policies

Wanted: 1,000 Pastors For the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.16.2011

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Jim Wallis

There is a policy myth is that churches and charities alone could take care of the problems of poverty -- especially if we slashed taxes. But this really has more to do with libertarian political ideology than good theology.

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What Glenn Beck Doesn't Understand About Biblical Social Justice

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Jesus said that we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. I invited Beck to a civil and respectful conversation about the issues at stake here, but he has chosen a different path.

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The Pill at 50: Don't Stop Believin'

Kirsten Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kirsten Moore

What's the verdict on the pill fifty years later? The verdict is that the pill works just fine. It's our struggle to come to terms with our sexuality in today's world. That's where the jury is still out.

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The National Budget and the National Interest

Gary Hart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Hart

The problem with "cutting spending" is that to make a real dent in a massive current deficit requires abandoning critical government agencies, including those required for national security.

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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

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