Rhetoric Race and Religion
A 2012 University of Chicago study reveals that the U.S is among the five most religious nations. How does that play out?
Listen to sermons throughout religious America and you are likely to hear variations on the lofty principle featured in both the Old and New Testaments: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But as we well know talk can be cheap. Perhaps that’s why the Epistle of James calls for action: “Faith without deeds is dead” (James 2:14). And Judaism mandates “mitzvahs” (good deeds).
Let’s take a look at how our neighbors across America are doing and how we are treating them in 2013.
• “U.S. Wealth Is Now the Most Concentrated at the Top Since 1916.”
And Congressional Republicans pass $40 billion cuts in food stamps
• Distribution of Wealth in America
And House Republicans pass $40 billion cuts in food stamps.
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