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Taxation, Charity, and Robbery
I’ve heard the argument made that the government taxing the wealthy and redistributing that wealth to those less fortunate than them is not taxation, but robbery.I wonder how many of those who say such...
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More Posters
The Facebook group “Christians Against the Tea Party” has turned a few more quotes from me into posters. Feel free to share them!
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The First Occupy Wall Street?
When I shared images suggesting that Jesus might have been a liberal Jew or Jewish liberal, it generated interesting discussion. So I thought I would share these and see what people think of them: I...
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Sesame Street Post-Debate Meme
There definitely needs to be a Sesame Street meme that addresses Romney and his plan to cut funding for PBS (about 1/100th of 1% of the federal budget) to address budget issues. Here’s my contribution...
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Dividing Land Like Wealth
I reposted this image that came my way on Facebook, and it generated a significant amount of discussion.I find it interesting for a number of reasons, besides the striking illustration of the...
View ArticleThe First Job Creator
Adam Kotsko has posted an economic retelling of the Genesis 1 creation account on his blog. Here is how it begins:In the beginning, God created the wealth and the jobs. Now the wealth was a formless...
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Interest in the Bible
Fred Clark recently noted how odd it is that some will make an issue that is of at most tangential interest (pun intended) to the Biblical authors a litmus test of religious identity, but ignore...
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An interesting video on income and wealth inequality from The Atlantic. HT Timothy Michael Law
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Happy May Day!
May 1st is International Workers’ Day. It seems like the United States may be closer to being ready to actually celebrate this holiday, which has in the past been rejected as something for socialists...
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Progressive Christianity in the Spotlight
The Fountains United Methodist Church recently had the experience of a number of conservative churches in its area banding together to preach against progressive Christianity. They promoted the sermon...
View ArticleMore Posters
The Facebook group “Christians Against the Tea Party” has turned a few more quotes from me into posters. Feel free to share them!
View ArticleThe First Occupy Wall Street?
When I shared images suggesting that Jesus might have been a liberal Jew or Jewish liberal, it generated interesting discussion. So I thought I would share these and see what people think of them: I...
View ArticleSesame Street Post-Debate Meme
There definitely needs to be a Sesame Street meme that addresses Romney and his plan to cut funding for PBS (about 1/100th of 1% of the federal budget) to address budget issues. Here’s my contribution...
View ArticleDividing Land Like Wealth
I reposted this image that came my way on Facebook, and it generated a significant amount of discussion. I find it interesting for a number of reasons, besides the striking illustration of the...
View ArticleThe First Job Creator
Adam Kotsko has posted an economic retelling of the Genesis 1 creation account on his blog. Here is how it begins: In the beginning, God created the wealth and the jobs. Now the wealth was a formless...
View ArticleInterest in the Bible
Fred Clark recently noted how odd it is that some will make an issue that is of at most tangential interest (pun intended) to the Biblical authors a litmus test of religious identity, but ignore things...
View ArticleEconomic Pie
An interesting video on income and wealth inequality from The Atlantic. HT Timothy Michael Law
View ArticleDoctor Who: The Sun Makers
It has been too long since my last post about the classic Doctor Who series. I finished my rewatch a while back and so just need to finish off blogging the Fourth Doctor era, having completed the first...
View ArticleThe Humanities in a Changing World
Most readers of this blog will have heard this news: “The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point plans to address “fiscal challenges” by expanding some academic programs and discontinuing others, it...
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