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Home: Current Issues: Social Justice: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Social Justice: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Toward a Moral Economic Life - ZenitThe Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church dedicates a special chapter to look at economic activity in general. Like other chapters, it starts with an overview of some biblical principles. Read more... Unraveling the Mystery of Murderous Minds - Brian CarneyTheodore Dalrymple worked as a prison doctor and psychiatrist in Britain for 15 years. He's known serial killers, petty thieves and everything in between. As he puts it, with a mischievous grin, "I've probably spent more time in prison than the average murderer." Read more... Unreal Estate - Roger ScrutonIf you borrow money you are obliged to repay it. And you should repay it by earning the sum required, and not by borrowing again, and then again, and then again. For some reason, when it comes to the state and its clients, those elementary moral truths are forgotten. Read more... Welfare and Charity: Lessons from Victorian England - Gertrude HimmelfarbThe word "welfare" is ambiguous. Read more... What We're Fighting for: A Letter from America - Institute for American ValuesAn open letter in defense of the U.S. war on terrorism has been signed by 60 prominent American intellectuals and published by the Institute for American Values. The letter analyzes "just war" principles and discusses the universal values at stake in the conflict. Read more... What's Lost in Prenatal Testing - Patricia E. BauerShe was a fresh-faced young woman with a couple of adorable kids, whiling away an hour in the sandbox at the park near my home. So was I, or so I thought. Read more... When Mother Comes Home - Frederica Mathewes-GreenWhile I’m not very informed about the Intelligent Design debate, the idea sounds inoffensive enough: Scientists cannot prove there is a Designer, and neither can they prove there’s no Designer, so why not leave the question open? Read more... Whose Vision of Social Justice? - Colleen Carroll CampbellTalk-show host Glenn Beck recently struck a nerve – and ratings gold – when he urged his audience to abandon any church that espouses social justice. Read more... “In Truth, Peace” – The First Lesson of Benedict XVI on Peace, War, and Terrorism - Pope Benedict XVIThe complete text of Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the 2006 World Day of Peace, to be celebrated January 1. Read more... Pages Updated On: Fri Feb 03 2012 - 22:53:15
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