Obama’s Preaching Doesn’t Reach
Peddling in racial stereotypes.
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Humiliation and ‘Success’ in the Great Recession
Coming to appreciate that we are not defined by what we do for money—but that we also have a right to be incensed about what’s become of paid employment in America—is important spiritual work.
Read MoreSame-Sex Marriage: The Cure for Unemployment (Worries)
County with highest unemployment in the nation roped into anti-same-sex marriage fight.
Read MoreThe Prophet Amos on Unemployment and Our Leadership
The fixers and string pullers party while jobless numbers mount.
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‘Soul Murder’ in the American Workplace
As the media yawns at the latest unemployment numbers, our columnist seeks religious leadership on the taboo subject of our dysfunctional relationship to work. For even if the economy recovers and “full employment” returns, we will still be encountering a workplace that remains a site of utter terror in some instances and a site of routine abuse and low-grade anxiety in others.
Read MoreSame-Sex Marriage: Good for Marriage, Good for the Pocketbook
Bishop Harry Jackson, pleading for the president to maintain the ban on same-sex marriage, calls it the number one domestic issue. But what about, say, the unemployment rate? Will the ban help those without jobs?
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