Robert Parham of EthicsDaily.com: "The idea that churches can tackle national poverty, take care of those who are ill, and rebuild communities after natural disasters requires a spoonful of bad moral theology and a cup of dishonesty...Take one example of a program to care for low-income Americans: WIC. WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for … Continue reading "Let the Churches Do It" Is a Deceptive Myth
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House GOP Proposes Budget Cuts To Domestic, Foreign Food Aid
Huffington Post: "In a bill released Monday, Republicans proposed cutting $832 million – or 12 percent – from this year's budget for the federal nutrition program that provides food for low-income mothers and children. The 2012 budget proposal for food and farm programs also includes a decrease of almost $457 million, or 31 percent, from … Continue reading House GOP Proposes Budget Cuts To Domestic, Foreign Food Aid
GOP Budget: Paul Ryan Misapplies Catholic Teaching
Nick Sementelli: "Ryan's Medicare proposal has gotten the most attention for good reason. It's the area from which he gets most of his budget's "savings" by undermining our societal commitment to providing adequate health care for our senior citizens. Rather than addressing the spiraling costs of health care, Ryan's budget simply shifts the costs onto … Continue reading GOP Budget: Paul Ryan Misapplies Catholic Teaching
Rethinking the pro-life label
Stephen Prothero: "On Wednesday, 70 professors, priests and nuns at Catholic universities criticized House Speaker John Boehner for a legislative record on the poor that was, in their words “among the worst in Congress.” His “anti-life” budget, they wrote, ignores the “most ancient moral teachings” of the Catholic Church on the duty of the powerful to … Continue reading Rethinking the pro-life label
89 dead after tornado in Joplin, Missouri; number expected to rise
CNN: "A tornado that chewed through a densely populated area of Joplin, Missouri, killed at least 89 people as it tore apart homes and businesses, ripped into a high school and caused severe damage to one of the two hospitals in the city, officials said Monday."
Ending Medicare: The New GOP Litmus Test
Sudan’s Army Strikes Darfur by Air for Second Time in Week
Bloomberg: "The Sudanese army attacked a village by air yesterday in the western region of Darfur, leaving possible casualties, the United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission said today. It was the second air attack in a week on areas of Darfur."
Syria: US sanctions target President Bashar al-Assad
BBC: "The United States has imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses."
GOP Budget: Less Medicaid, More Cockroaches and Amputations
Jonathan Cohn: "A new estimate from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that, if fully implemented, the House Republican budget would reduce Medicaid enrollment nationally by between 14 million and 27 million people. (Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the Foundation.) That's above and beyond the 17 million who would not get Medicaid … Continue reading GOP Budget: Less Medicaid, More Cockroaches and Amputations
Ryan plan: Robin Hood for the rich
Amitai Etzioni: "One wonders: "How is it possible to significantly cut Medicare spending, which is often said to be a major reason our deficits are so large, and still grow the deficit? The answer is that the Ryan plan calls for making permanent the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich and further reduces the taxes levied … Continue reading Ryan plan: Robin Hood for the rich
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