Revolution in Jesusland writes:

Progressives (Christian and secular) have lost faith in humanity’s ability to intentionally manage our economies. I’m not talking about central planning, but I am talking about collectively guaranteeing that everyone in the world has access to means of making a good living that’s sustainable and doesn’t destroy the earth. That’s just not an acceptable goal anymore for respectable progressives.

Sound counterintuitive?. . .then see what happens when a young evangelical reads Rauschenbusch.

On that note, JSpot shows some solidarity with the people of Kansas where about 27,000 people make $2.65 an hour.

Commenting on the recent attacks on Catholics United for putting the poor first, Xpatriated Texan notes:

Thaddeus McCotter doesn’t like Catholics United - in fact, he’s calling them “false prophets”. Their crime?

Catholics United errs by deliberately conflating means and ends. Catholics United claims that any pro-life representative opposing Leftist policies to help the poor also de facto opposes helping the poor.

You really have to twist yourself into a knot to get all scoochy and huffy to say that opposing policies “to help the poor also de facto opposes helping the poor”. Huh?

Not enough economics for you, God's Politics provides a great sermon on the rich man in the gospel of Luke. "He went to hell because he lived side-by-side with poverty didn't lift a hand to help."

Speaking of shared resources, Faithful Progressive notes the climate change connection to the California wildfires and urban sprawl.

Mainstream Baptist writes:

The Campaign for America's Future weblog has posted an outstanding essay on "The Art of the Hissy Fit" that describes the practice of ritual defamation. The essay is about the tactics that conservatives use to manipulate political discussion in American politics, but it also describes a practice that fundamentalists employed to marginalize moderates and progressives in order to take over the Southern Baptist Convention.