Acton Occasional Series – Page 47 – Religion & Liberty Online

July 08, 2016

Unemployment as Economic-Spiritual Indicator — June 2016 Report

Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a morally functioning economy. They help us serve the needs of our neighbors and lead to human flourishing both for the individual and for communities. Continue Reading...

June 17, 2016

5 facts about fathers and Father’s Day

This Sunday is the day Americans set aside to honor their fathers. Here are 5 facts you should know about dads and Father’s Day. 1. After listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909, Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash. Continue Reading...

June 15, 2016

Explainer: What You Should Know About the Net Neutrality Ruling

What just happened? On Monday the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), saying the agency had the legal authority to enact their Open Internet Order (i.e., Continue Reading...

June 13, 2016

Explainer: What You Should Know About ISIS and the Orlando Terrorist

On Sunday, an American-born terrorist named Omar Mir Seddique Mateen killed 49 and wounded 53 in Orlando. In a 911 call during the attack Mateen pledged his allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS. Continue Reading...

June 10, 2016

What Christians Should Know About Crony Capitalism

Note: Later today at the Faith & Freedom conference I’ll be speaking on a panel titled, “A Cronyism Crisis: How Corporate Welfare Undermines Markets and Human Flourishing.” If you’re at the conference please stop by this session. Continue Reading...

June 03, 2016

Explainer: Federal Government Proposes New Regulations on Payday Lending

What just happened? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the U.S. government’s consumer protection agency, has proposed new regulations that would affect payday lending in an attempt to end payday debt traps by requiring lenders to take steps to make sure consumers can repay their loans. Continue Reading...

June 03, 2016

Unemployment as Economic-Spiritual Indicator — May 2016 Report

May 26, 2016

7 Figures: What You Should Know About Global Life Expectancy in 2016

The U.N’s World Health Organization (WHO) recently released it’s latest version of World Health Statistics, a definitive source of information on the health of the world’s people. Here are seven figures from the report about life expectancy that you should know: 1. Continue Reading...

May 25, 2016

Explainer: What is Brexit, and Why Should You Care?

What is Brexit? British, Irish, and Commonwealth citizens will vote next month on the question “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” Continue Reading...

May 24, 2016

5 facts about China’s Cultural Revolution

This month mark the fiftieth anniversary of the China’s Cultural Revolution. Here are five facts you should know about one of the darkest times in modern human history: 1. The Cultural Revolution — officially known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution — was a social and political movement within China that attempted to eradicate all traces of traditional cultural elements and replace them with Mao Zedong Thought (or Maoism), a form of Marxist political theory based on the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong, the Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People’s Republic of China. Continue Reading...

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