{UAH} Fwd: Stewardship as the Christian’s cultural mandate; Understanding the Equality Act; Top blog links

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Subject: Stewardship as the Christian's cultural mandate; Understanding the Equality Act; Top blog links
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Acton News & Commentary Stewardship as the Christian's cultural mandate By J. Daryl Charles • June 5, 2019 Economic issues entail first and foremost a stewarding of resources. To properly understand this task, we must begin with the doctrines of creation and providence. Our mandate, based on creation, is that we co-create with God; that we develop, shape, and extend what God has called into being. Therein we utilize the endless and varied resources that he has placed at our disposal, in addition to our personal gifts and abilities. Principles of stewardship, it needs to be emphasized, flow from and are anchored in the doctrine of creation. According to the Genesis narrative, humankind is to develop as coregents all that God has created. Read More Acton Line Podcast: Understanding the Equality Act; Why Sweden is no utopia June 5, 2019 On this episode of Acton Line, we first cover the Equality Act, a bill recently passed in Congress that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Keisha Russell, associate counsel at First Liberty Institute joins the podcast to break down the basics of the bill and explain how the bill would threaten religious liberty. Afterwards, Charlie Weimers, a Swedish politician newly elected to the European Parliament joins the podcast to discuss "Sweden's Dark Soul: The Unravelling of a Utopia," by Kajsa Norman, a book depicting cultural censorship in Sweden. Listen Now More From Acton Trending on the Powerblog What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets wrong about Europe During her interview with 60 Minutes, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez justified her vision of democratic socialism by invoking a caricature of Europe. The past and present of Europe, including the celebrated Scandinavian nations, do not commend the programs of Ocasio-Cortez and other socialists. The Ahmari/French debate: A reading list For those who are late to the debate and want to catch up, I've collected a reading list of articles related to the dispute between First Things contributor Sohrab Ahmari and National Review writer David French.  HBO's 'Chernobyl': A scathing rebuke of Soviet secrecy In case you missed it, the final episode of the highly acclaimed five-part HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" aired Monday. There's something in the series for everybody: from the anti-communist, to the history buff, to the nuclear physicist, to the drama junkie. If you haven't yet seen "Chernobyl," do yourself a favor and give it a look. This is some of the best that television has to offer. How 'conservatives' became the war party From World War II until the fall of the Berlin Wall, anti-communism became the primary practical expression of the American Right. The more radical the idea that international communism should be defeated no matter what it cost grew; the higher became the readiness of American conservatives to accept the expansion of government power and the ascendency of the military–industrial complex. Acton Lecture Series Video: James Patterson on Fulton Sheen's anti-communism and Catholic patriotism The 2019 Acton Lecture Series continued this week with a presentation by James Patterson of Ave Maria University, who reviewed the career and thought of one of the most accomplished American Catholic intellectuals of the 20th century—Venerable Fulton Sheen. 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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