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$175,000 in reparations grants given by Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Vatican denounces offshore tax havens as harming the poor
DC councilman apologizes for claiming the weather is controlled by Jews
Why won’t Steven Furtick answer tough questions about his ministry?
Sanders: Pope Francis is a socialist like me
COMMENTARY: Free market compensation or a rigged system?
COMMENTARY: The $588 million I (thankfully) didn’t win
NEW YORK (RNS) I played the New York lottery for the first time last week. My $2 ticket didn't win the $588 million payout. In the end, I liked the idea of financial security, but saw little to be gained from sudden wealth. By Tom Ehrich.
COMMENTARY: How did we get off track?
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) How did we go from building the interstate highway system to not doing anything unless it benefits us? How did the party of Eisenhower degenerate into would-be demagogues defaming anyone who stands between them and power? How did a nation that fought totalitarianism spy on young adults just for questioning Wall Street? By Tom Ehrich.
COMMENTARY: Grandiose claims about God poison the common good
(RNS) When people make grandiose claims about "God's will" and "American values" and demonize others who hold different views, we haven't just channeled a tragic yesterday and its wars and pogroms. We have poisoned the well of community on which our nation depends today and made a mockery of God and faith. By Tom Ehrich. About 700.
