{UAH} Fwd: Secularizing the Church of Sweden; Lessons on tyranny from Game of Thrones; Top blog links

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Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 at 17:09
Subject: Secularizing the Church of Sweden; Lessons on tyranny from Game of Thrones; Top blog links
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Acton News & Commentary Secularizing the Church of Sweden: By politics alone By Per Ewert • May 22, 2019 Sweden stands out as arguably the world's most secular and individualistic nation. At the same time, Sweden is one of the nations where the state has the among the strongest control over the people in the world and which only recently disestablished its state church. How is this paradox possible? With the exception of a few brief periods, the Social Democrats ruled Sweden for more or less a whole century. One of their most successful (their opponents might say devastating) ideas was to connect the individual so strongly to the state that all other bonds – to church, family, and traditions – faded away. Read More Acton Line Podcast: Lessons on tyranny from Game of Thrones; Poverty and alienation in China May 22, 2019 On this episode of Acton Line, Jordan Ballor and Tyler Groenendal break down the least season of Game of Thrones, discussing positive and negative aspects of the show as well as lessons to be gleaned, such as the role of government and the danger of power. Afterwards, Caroline Roberts speaks with Li Ma, senior fellow at the Henry Institute, about Ma's book The Chinese Exodus. Ma explains how the current economic system in China drives agricultural workers to the city, setting them on a path for family disintegration, poverty and alienation from community. Listen Now More From Acton Trending on the Powerblog 5 questions about the last episode of Game of Thrones After eight seasons, fans of the series that became a pop culture icon could see the long-awaited final episode on Sunday and finally find out who sat on the Iron Throne. Below are some of my observations about the last episode of Game of Thrones and what one can learn from the final unfolding of the series. Is Facebook a monopoly the government should break up? Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook, has recently written an impassioned plea in the New York Times calling for the government to break up Facebook. The piece is well worth reading for the light it sheds on the early days of the social media giant, as well as for the questions it raises regarding privacy and social media use in general, but brings more heat than light in its analysis of Facebook as a monopoly. Rev. Robert Sirico defends priesthood in The Atlantic Today The Atlantic has published a response essay from Fr. Robert Sirico to James Carroll's call for the abolition of the priesthood, the magazine's cover story this month. Why looting is the worst kind of theft The practice of looting has gone by many names—sacking, plundering, pillaging—and has been practiced as long as mankind has existed. Plundering in wartime was long considered a prerogative of conquerers and was even given sanction by God (under certain conditions) for the ancient Israelites (Deuteronomy 20:14). Rev. Ben Johnson on 'Donald Trump's one-front trade war' In the U.S. edition of The Spectator, Rev. Ben Johnson looks at how President Donald J. Trump eased tariffs on North American and European trade partners so he could ratchet up pressure on China. Yet the Acton Senior Editor offers this caution: "In a trade war, most casualties are self-inflicted." Read all blog posts Acton Institute  98 Fulton St E,  Grand Rapids, MI 49503  You received this email because you are subscribed to Newsletter from Acton Institute. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Unsubscribe from all future emails

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