More tax for the common good (Charles Sturt University)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jun 2016
Christian economists contend that we need to be open to rendering more of our own income to increase the tax base, for the sake of others and for the common good ... These Christian economists highlight how the Australian tax system has moved away from what Christians see as the basic ethics of redistribution. 'They also sing a number of new cadences, particularly in new proposals for tax reform aligning with Christian ethics.'....

President: Reflection on Europe’s past can help its future (President of the Republic of Poland)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
(Source ... It is not possible to think of the foundations of Europe without taking into account the achievements of Christian civilization, said Andrzej Duda ... It is impossible to think about the foundations of Europe without taking into account the achievements of Christian civilization, the Polish president went on ... the core canon of Christian ethics and the presence of religious discourse in the public space,' Duda said ... (noodl....

Cedric J. Robinson: the Making of a Black Radical Intellectual

Edit CounterPunch 17 Jun 2016
Robinson makes an original argument that Black movements have been guided by two distinct political cultures–an individualistic culture that sought acceptance, recognition, and assimilation, and a “communitarian” culture that sought autonomy and embraced democratic principles, Afro-Christian ethics, and “a political culture that distinguished ......

Have Christians Created a Harmful Atmosphere for Gays?

Edit New York Times 16 Jun 2016
Waving a Blood-Soaked Rainbow Flag to Scapegoat Christians ... Christians Must Repent for Devaluaing L.G.B.T ... Christian advocate ... Gushee, professor of Christian ethics ....

Cautious, but not despairing: Anticipating religious persecution in America

Edit The Examiner 06 Jun 2016
In this month’s “Where We Stand” section, Christianity Today editor Mark Galli wrote an editorial titled “Win-win on LGBT Rights ... In the article, Galli’s overall tone was disappointingly dismissive of Christians’ fear of imminent persecution ... In his fourth paragraph, he wrote, “If it really comes down to a choice of protecting our liberty or the civil rights of others, a long stream of Christian ethics beginning with Jesus (e.g....

Augustine Receives Excellence in Scholarship Award (Lee University)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
Augustine, associate professor of theological ethics, has been named as the recipient of Lee University's 2016 Excellence in Scholarship Award ... Toward a Spirit-inspired Vision of Social Transformation.' She serves as the Chair of the Christian Ethics Interest Group for the Society for Pentecostal Studies and as an associate editor for the Journal of Pentecostal Theology....

My Complicated Sexual Politics as a Christian Woman

Edit Medium 30 May 2016
Or the two sexual assaults that occurred before I turned 18 and then again in 2014 by a lovely Christian man I thought I would one day marry ... Sexual politics for the American Christian are almost inherently complicated ... Yes, I want to learn what a less awkward Christian sexual ethic looks like ... That patriarchy is a political tool of Satan disguised as a benevolent, Utopian ideal for Christian ethics....

Republicans Must Step Up and Defeat Donald Trump

Edit Alternet 30 May 2016
As Gerson noted, Trump “mocks disabled people, demeans women, engages in ethnic stereotyping and encourages religious bigotry”; his hatred was “fundamentally inconsistent with Christian ethics ….” He insisted that those tolerating Trump must appreciate the significance of their action. ... They act with a curiously Machiavellian calculus, rather than according to their professed Christian values....

Untying the Knots and “Nots” of Natural Law Theory (New Ways Ministry)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016
(Source. New Ways Ministry) ... U.S. Catholic ran an essay 'The Church might be approaching natural law in the wrong way,' by Patrick McCormick, a professor of Christian ethics at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, which not only does a good job of explaining natural law theory, but interprets it in a way that can be used to affirm lesbian and gay relationships ... McCormick writes. ... ' ... For McCormick, this is most un-natural. ... . ... (noodl....

Biblical ethics in the modern day (College of William and Mary)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Ethicist Robin McCall recently sat down with William & Mary News to discuss how biblical ethics - or Christian ethics, when interpreted from a Christian perspective - has defined morality from the Bible. For Christians, ethics and morals can be based on their God's reputation and commands, McCall said, noting that there can be confusion....

Legacy 140 project harnesses open access (University of South Africa)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(2002) (Theology; African Studies) Christian mission in South Africa by Saayman, W ... (1989) (Pentecostalism; African Studies) Frontiers of African Christianity ... (1991) (Health Studies; Ethics; Afrikaans) Lexicon Latin-English dictionary by Lubbe, W.J.G.; Gonin, H.L ... economic potency structures in South Africa and their interaction with patterns of conviction in the light of Christian ethic by Nurnberger, K....

Commencement 2016 Pre-release (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. Franciscan University of Steubenville). April 08, 2016 ... The change in format will allow more friends and family members of graduates to attend the Saturday ceremonies ... Both events will be held in Finnegan Fieldhouse. Events begin on Friday, May 13, with the 6.00 p.m ... Dr. Laura M ... (Mickey) Pohl, JD, who will speak at the arts commencement ceremony on Saturday at 1.00 p.m., will receive an honorary doctorate of Christian ethics....

Men become first same-sex couple to get married publicly in a United Methodist church in North Carolina

Edit The News & Observer 21 May 2016
The Book of DisciplineMethodism’s governing document – says that all persons are of sacred worth, but language added at the General Conference of 1972 stipulates that “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching ... Amy Laura Hall, an associate professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School, said she looks forward to the day when the church can stop being distracted by the debate over sexuality....
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