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The Truth about Force in Reconciliation

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in post-apartheid South Africa has been hailed as the standard for working for restorative justice in the contemporary world. One of the misunderstandings surrounding the work of mission, however, involves the relationship between the forgiveness, reconciliation, and amnesty offered by mission in relation to the coercive power of the state. David Schmidtz, in his recent book Elements of Justice, writes, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission set out in 1995 to document human rights...

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7 Figures: Mortality in the United States

Information on mortality — when we die, how we die, causes of death — is a key to understanding changes in the health and well-being of nation. The National Center for Health Statistics recently released a report on mortality in the United States based on the latest annual data (2012) that reveals the (mostly) positive changes in America’s health. Here are seven figures you should know from the report: 1. Life expectancy at birth represents the average number of years...

The Church On The Medical Front Lines

I once read a fascinating book about the leper colony on Molokai. The Molokai lepers were literally cast out of society, sent as far away as possible, with almost no support systems. There was no health care for them, no houses beyond rudimentary shelter, no way to readily obtain clothing, school books for children…it was a frightful and frightening situation. A brave and gentle priest, Fr. Damien de Veuster from Belgium, accepted the assignment to go to Molokai and serve...

WiFi and Other Inalienable Human Rights

When you think about basic human rights, what is the first thing es to mind? The right to life? The right to liberty? The right to WiFi? If that last one wasn’t on your list it may be a sign that you’re old. As Maryland governor Martin O’Malley recently told CNN, young people today believe that “WiFi is a human right.” O’Malley apparently agrees, adding that, “There is an opportunity there for us as a nation to embrace that new...

Can Capitalism Cure Terrorism?

The Middle East is enduring yet another wave of terror and political change, spurring countlessWestern analysts and elites to offer their preferredstrategies and solutions, most of which involve military force, foreign aid, or some mixture of the two. In last weekend’s Wall Street Journal, Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto sets forth a less predictable path, arguing for “an aggressive agenda for economic empowerment,” similar to that which was promoted in Peru during the 1990s. I know something about this. A...

PovertyCure’ and ‘Call of the Entrepreneur’ Screened to Central and Eastern Europeans

Rome Office director Kishore Jayabalan presents PoveryCure at the Sorrento “Liberty Camp” On October 8-9, the director of Acton’s Rome office, Kishore Jayabalan, and its operations manager, Michael Severance, traveled to southern Italy to present PovertyCure and The Call of the Entrepreneur, the original and latest of the Institute’s popular educational DVD films. About thirty university students and young business professionals gathered near the resort town of Sorrento to attend a week-long “Liberty Camp”, organized by Glenn Cripe of the...

Bankers: Should They Spend Time As Monks?

Church of England Archbishop Justin Welby thinks young bankers would be well served if they spent time as “quasi-monks” before entering the marketplace. In The Telegraph, Welby says that ambitious young people should …quit work temporarily so they can pray and serve the poor. He said he believed their natural ambition would encourage them to join his munity. It’s reported that Welby has actually set aside a portion of Lambeth Palace for this initiative, in the hopes that people age...

The Challenges of the Financial Calling

In a talk he gave at Kuyper College for the launch of the new business leadership major some years back, Vincent Bacote made an insightful observation about the “people in the room” where things were decided leading up to and during the Global Financial Crisis. What if, he wondered, the Christians who were certainly there had the resources (intellectual, moral, and spiritual) to do something about the direction that things were headed? I also wrote about how we need to...

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Racism in Black and white

　　I am coming around to the idea, though reluctantly, that there is much hidden or subconscious racism in our society, though not where it is most expected or searched for. This is particularly noticeable when modern journalists attempt to parse morally complex events, alleviating their psychological discomfort by weak attempts at displaying their goodwill. Shallow conventions of speech become a...

America’s Free Press Tradition

　　This week British Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly ranted against “lies and misinformation” being spread by Elon Musk. The billionaire took to social media through X to post about the well-documented and notorious Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal. From the late 1980s to 2013, Pakistani-immigrant men groomed and abused working-class British girls, often but not always white. Police botched the...

TikTok and the First Amendment

　　The ultimate fate of TikTok in America remains unclear. After a brief blackout, the application returned live as discussions between the TikTok and the new presidential administration continue. Officials in all three branches of the US government have weighed in, but the ultimate resolution is, of course, unknown. 　　In its January 17 decision in TikTok v. Garland,the Supreme Court unanimously...

Communication Style Check In

　　Communication Style Check-in 　　By Jen Ferguson 　　“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every personbe quick to hear,slow to speak,slow to anger.” James 1:19, ESV 　　So many times, I have heard the whisper, “Don’t say it. Don’t say it!” But of course, in several instances, I have left the warning unheeded and the words tumbled out of my mouth, often resulting...

　　God Is Present 　　Weekly Overview 　　This week we'll spend time stirring up our affections for God through the renewing of our minds. Your mind is the gateway to your affections. What you think is worthy of your affections is what will receive them. So, as we grow in our understanding of God’s overwhelming goodness we will naturally give him our...

Liberty in Translation

　　The year 2025 marks the 500th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous literary event in the history of the rule of law and the promotion of personal liberty. It was in the year 1525 that William Tyndale, working in the German city of Cologne, began publishing portions of his English translation of the New Testament. When we think of the...

Romanias Election and Elite Failures

　　On November 24, 2024, Romanian voters sent two outsider politicians—one being the nationalist provocateur Călin Georgescu—into a Presidential run-off, scheduled for December 8. Yet days before the second round, Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the election results based on a report from the country’s intelligence community. Their findings implied that Russia was behind a massive disinformation campaign via TikTok. Georgescu and...

Basics Are Important

　　Basics Are Important 　　This devotional was written by Jim Liebelt 　　So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. —2 Peter 1:12 　　The story has been told of an old ship captain. Every morning the captain would walk into his office, approach a locked desk...

What’s Stopping You from Being Strong and Courageous?

　　What’s Stopping You from Being Strong and Courageous? 　　By Megan Conner 　　Bible Reading: 　　“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Josh. 1:9, NIV) 　　With the turn of the calendar, comes a new year. For most of us, this...

　　Saturday, January 25, 2025 　　Things to Come 　　“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NLT) 　　John 16 　　Ultimate victory is assured to everyone who believes in Christ. On the path to that...

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