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Showing posts with label economics and religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label economics and religion. Show all posts
Monday, April 30, 2018

Pew Research Center — When Americans Say They Believe in God, What Do They Mean?

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Nine-in-ten Americans believe in a higher power, but only a slim majority believe in God as described in the Bible. How does this af...
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Monday, July 10, 2017

Peter Feuerherd — John Calvin: The Religious Reformer Who Influenced Capitalism

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Short backgrounder. Why is this significant? At the time that capitalism was rising in Europe, religion was the dominant cultural and i...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Rosalyn R. LaPier — Why understanding Native American religion is important for resolving the Dakota Access Pipeline crisis

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The kerfuffle over Dakota Access pipeline is not about NIMBY. The Conversation Why understanding Native American religion is important f...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Katehon — Russian Orthodox Church against liberal globalization, usury, dollar hegemony, and neocolonialism

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The Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has published a draft of the document "Economy in the context of globalization...
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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Sandwichman — Does Christianity admit of private property?

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Sunday sermon. The following catechism on selfishness appeared in an article titled "Serious Questions of the Hour" in the Nove...
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Monday, May 4, 2015

David F. Ruccio — Capitalism and religion

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I would also call attention to Max Weber's  The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism  and R. H. Tawney's Religion and th...
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Matt Bruenig — John Locke Says Everything Belongs to Everyone

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As I’ve pointed out before , people misread Locke as if he is some kind of hardcore absolute propertarian, but he simply isn’t. In the ve...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Matt O'Brien — Dave Brat’s unorthodox economics: Adam Smith ‘was from a red state’

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So what are Brat's economic beliefs? Well, he's focused on, to his mind, two related questions: why rich countries are so rich, and...
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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Chris Bowers — More Republican demographic death spiral: 'No religion' a plurality among Americans 18-30

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In addition to the political inplications the author draws from the demographics, I believe it also reflects a tendency of younger people ...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Travis Gettys — Thomas Cahill: Conservatives are afraid of pope’s ‘pure Christianity,’ not ‘pure Marxism’ (via Raw Story )

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Thomas Cahill: Conservatives are afraid of pope’s ‘pure Christianity,’ not ‘pure Marxism’ (via Raw Story ) Conservatives are less conce...
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Friday, November 29, 2013

Travis Gettys — Muslim scholar Reza Aslan: Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin would call Jesus a ‘Marxist’ (via Raw Story )

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Muslim scholar Reza Aslan: Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin would call Jesus a ‘Marxist’ (via Raw Story ) Religious scholar Reza Aslan sai...
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Monday, October 21, 2013

Eric Dolan — Pope Francis describes ‘ideological Christians’ as a ‘serious illness’ within the Church (via Raw Story )

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Pope Francis describes ‘ideological Christians’ as a ‘serious illness’ within the Church (via Raw Story ) Speaking at daily Mass last T...
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Friday, October 18, 2013

Drew Vogel — Atheism and MMT

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Ok, what the hell do these two hobby horses of mine have to do with one another? What bearing does the non-existence of God have on economi...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Travis Gettys — Right-wing Christian: Liberals are the real theocrats because they want to help the poor (via Raw Story )

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Right-wing Christian: Liberals are the real theocrats because they want to help the poor (via Raw Story ) A prominent right-wing Christ...
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

George Chidi —Republican congressman tells constituent asking about food stamp cuts: ‘Let him not eat’ [2 Thessalonians 3:10]

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A Facebook question from a Bismark, North Dakota resident to his congressman started off rockily yesterday, when the congressman dismissed ...
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Friday, September 13, 2013

David Edwards — Catholic website says colleges aren’t for women: ‘Learn to be a wife and mother’ (via Raw Story )

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Catholic website says colleges aren’t for women: ‘Learn to be a wife and mother’ (via Raw Story ) A Catholic website this week encourag...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Eric W. Dolan — IRS faces lawsuit for failing to enforce church electioneering ban

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IRS faces lawsuit for failing to enforce church electioneering ban (via Raw Story ) The Internal Revenue Service was unable to suppress...
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Friday, August 2, 2013

Brookings — Do Americans Believe Capitalism & Government Are Working?

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Findings from the 2013 Economic Values Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute and Governance Studies at Brookings Brookings Do A...
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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Philip Pullella and Anthony Boadle — Millions at Brazil Mass hear pope ask youth to change world

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"Through your joyful witness and service, help to build a civilization of love. Show, by your life, that it is worth giving your time ...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Eric Dolan — Archbishop: Right wing of the church not happy about Pope Francis

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Archbishop: Right wing of the church not happy about Pope Francis (via Raw Story ) Conservatives in the Vatican are less than pleased w...