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Religious liberty versus secular tyranny
As the West rushes to repaganize itself, ironically, it is only reverting back to the kind of tyranny and despotism that predates Western Civilization’s championing of progress and freedom.Doctors disappear
A curious feature of recent U.S. health care reform efforts — easily overlooked amidst the daily media grind of canceled plans, crashing websites and new restrictions — is the irrational belief that we can extend more health care to more Americans while rendering a career as a family physician increasingly unappealing.Solar-powered simplicity: A First-World luxury
It is only once the poor are empowered to create their own wealth that they will be able to afford the luxury of the solar-powered simplicity the Green Patriarch desires.Tyranny is the true enemy
The second installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, “Catching Fire,” opened last weekend to popular and critical acclaim, and the film adaptation certainly does not disappoint. It is generally a faithful and gripping translation of Suzanne Collins’ post-apocalyptic vision of the origins of revolution in a tyrannical world. Much has been made of the religious, and even specifically Christian, themes of the series. But some may have missed its message.Welcome to the new corporatism
The new corporatism consists of those “lethargic, wasteful, unproductive and well-connected firms” that are propped up by government, organized business, and organized labor, according to a new book.
Enlisting the private sector in the fight against human trafficking
Business is often marginalized when people talk about ways to create positive change in the world. Business people and businesses are cast as greedy or self-interested. The Business as Mission movement demonstrates the power of profit for positive cultural change.Too big to flourish
When banks and other financial institutions are too big to fail, and government grows too big for other civil institutions to flourish, the threat of social injustice is grave indeed.Gaia's vengeance: the caustic cliché of environmentalism
What presuppositions do environmentalists share with members of the Westboro Baptist Church?The spending splurge and the end of sacrifice
The decline of civic clubs and churches, the weakening of family structure, and the rise of secularism have fed hedonism at the expense of responsibility.An Eastern Orthodox moral case for property rights
As a pastor, I’ve been struck by the hostility, or at least suspicion, that some Orthodox Christians reveal in their discussions of private property. While there are no doubt many reasons for this disconnect, I think a central factor is a lack of appreciation for the role that private property can, and does, play in fostering human flourishing.Self-discipline today or hardship tomorrow
Freely-chosen, self-sacrificing austerity, chosen for the sake of what is good, such as “the Kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33), is asceticism.Immigration and the soul of America
Abp. Gomez urges us to remember that America is and always has been a nation that celebrates diverse heritages, customs, and traditions, all rooted in the “American creed.” He reminds us that immigration is not simply about moving people from one place to another; it is about the soul of our nation.