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Frances Perkins:
Architect of the Gracious Society
Architect of the Gracious Society
“Don't you think it's wrong for people to get things they don't pay for?”
The question came from a man seated in the honeyed glow of the Guild Room of one of
Manhattan's most famous Episcopal churches. Beyond the steamy window pane lay blankets of
snow that had all but paralyzed the city in February of 1948.
This gentleman had not paid to heat the magnificent edifice popularly known as St. Thomas,
Fifth Avenue, nor had he donated its handsome furnishings. Even the lecture he had just
heard had been funded by a legacy.
He was not thinking of those things, of course. His question was about the morality of the
income redistribution mechanisms created by the New Deal, and it was addressed to the woman
who was their chief architect and advocate. Continue reading The New York Anglicans here.
The question came from a man seated in the honeyed glow of the Guild Room of one of
Manhattan's most famous Episcopal churches. Beyond the steamy window pane lay blankets of
snow that had all but paralyzed the city in February of 1948.
This gentleman had not paid to heat the magnificent edifice popularly known as St. Thomas,
Fifth Avenue, nor had he donated its handsome furnishings. Even the lecture he had just
heard had been funded by a legacy.
He was not thinking of those things, of course. His question was about the morality of the
income redistribution mechanisms created by the New Deal, and it was addressed to the woman
who was their chief architect and advocate. Continue reading The New York Anglicans here.
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Author Says Genesis 21 Points to
Two-State Solution in Palestine
Two-State Solution in Palestine
Endicott College professor Charlotte Gordon writes in
Religion Dispatches that, “the sons of Isaac have long
viewed the sons of Ishmael as potential enemies, and vice
versa. Each side sees the other as the opponent in a battle
for God’s single blessing. But in fact God invented the two-
state solution in Genesis 21.”
Gordon is the author of The Woman Who Named God:
Abraham’s Dilemma and the Birth of Three Faiths. Read
her commentary on Genesis 21 here.
Religion Dispatches that, “the sons of Isaac have long
viewed the sons of Ishmael as potential enemies, and vice
versa. Each side sees the other as the opponent in a battle
for God’s single blessing. But in fact God invented the two-
state solution in Genesis 21.”
Gordon is the author of The Woman Who Named God:
Abraham’s Dilemma and the Birth of Three Faiths. Read
her commentary on Genesis 21 here.
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International Coalition of Investors
Calls for Labor Law Reform in U.S.
Calls for Labor Law Reform in U.S.
American labor law reform, which Human Rights Watch
has called a “human rights imperative,” has won the support
of an international coalition of institutional investors
managing $372 billion in capital. The group of 26
institutions has sent a letter to Congress endorsing the
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The act would make it
easier to organize labor unions in the United States and
eliminate some current anti-union practices.
The letter said “unionization can have strong long-term
benefits for individual companies. Studies have shown that
union-represented employees have lower turnover rates than
non-union employees, leading to lower training and hiring
costs, and a more experienced workforce. This partly
explains why unionized workforces are associated with
higher productivity gains in certain sectors.”
In an appendix to the letter, the investors noted that 35
countries on six continents already have provisions similar
to what EFCA proposes.
The investor coalition includes institutions such as
Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, Norway’s manager of
municipal and county pensions; Merseyside Pension Fund in
the United Kingdom; Pensionskassernes Administration
(PKA), Denmark’s largest manager of occupational pension
funds; and the Australian Council of Superannuation
Investors.
Domini Social Investments, founded by Amy Domini of the
Diocese of Massachusetts, helped draft the letter and was
one of the signatories. Details are available at Domini.com.
has called a “human rights imperative,” has won the support
of an international coalition of institutional investors
managing $372 billion in capital. The group of 26
institutions has sent a letter to Congress endorsing the
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The act would make it
easier to organize labor unions in the United States and
eliminate some current anti-union practices.
The letter said “unionization can have strong long-term
benefits for individual companies. Studies have shown that
union-represented employees have lower turnover rates than
non-union employees, leading to lower training and hiring
costs, and a more experienced workforce. This partly
explains why unionized workforces are associated with
higher productivity gains in certain sectors.”
In an appendix to the letter, the investors noted that 35
countries on six continents already have provisions similar
to what EFCA proposes.
The investor coalition includes institutions such as
Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, Norway’s manager of
municipal and county pensions; Merseyside Pension Fund in
the United Kingdom; Pensionskassernes Administration
(PKA), Denmark’s largest manager of occupational pension
funds; and the Australian Council of Superannuation
Investors.
Domini Social Investments, founded by Amy Domini of the
Diocese of Massachusetts, helped draft the letter and was
one of the signatories. Details are available at Domini.com.
| Archive |
Sisters in the Brotherhoods Slated
for Paperback Release in July
for Paperback Release in July
Women in holy orders are not the only women in
non-traditional occupations who have had a tough row to
hoe. Sisters in the Brotherhoods, a new book by New York
author Jane LaTour, details the struggle of blue collar
women in New York in the 1970s. Read some excerpts at
the official website: www.JaneLaTour.com.
non-traditional occupations who have had a tough row to
hoe. Sisters in the Brotherhoods, a new book by New York
author Jane LaTour, details the struggle of blue collar
women in New York in the 1970s. Read some excerpts at
the official website: www.JaneLaTour.com.
The Anglican Communion News Services has announced
the release of a report entitled "The Vision Before Us: The
Kyoto Report of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission
on Ecumenical Relations 2000-2008."
The report documents the commission's work of
maintaining an overview of the Anglican Communion's
engagement with Christians of other traditions, and of
giving encouragement and advice to the ecumenical
activities of the communion and the provinces.
Described by Bishop Gregory Cameron of St. Asaph,
former Anglican Communion director of ecumenical affairs,
as "a chocolate box of delights," the book contains all the
resolutions of the commission, along with its statements,
papers, advice and other key texts.
These texts include an extended study on Holy Orders in
Ecumenical Dialogues and Guidelines on Ecumenical
Participation in Ordinations. It details all the communion's
bilateral and multilateral dialogues, as well as various
regional developments, and the ecumenical dimensions of
other areas of the communion's life. Read more here.
the release of a report entitled "The Vision Before Us: The
Kyoto Report of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission
on Ecumenical Relations 2000-2008."
The report documents the commission's work of
maintaining an overview of the Anglican Communion's
engagement with Christians of other traditions, and of
giving encouragement and advice to the ecumenical
activities of the communion and the provinces.
Described by Bishop Gregory Cameron of St. Asaph,
former Anglican Communion director of ecumenical affairs,
as "a chocolate box of delights," the book contains all the
resolutions of the commission, along with its statements,
papers, advice and other key texts.
These texts include an extended study on Holy Orders in
Ecumenical Dialogues and Guidelines on Ecumenical
Participation in Ordinations. It details all the communion's
bilateral and multilateral dialogues, as well as various
regional developments, and the ecumenical dimensions of
other areas of the communion's life. Read more here.
Report on Anglican Communion's
Ecumenical Work Published
Ecumenical Work Published
Millenium Development Goals
Seen As God's Mission
Seen As God's Mission
The Rev. Ian T. Douglas, Angus Dun Professor of World
Christianity at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge,
MA, explains in an article for Episcopal Life how the
Millenium Devevlopment Goals serve God's mission. .
Read it here.
Christianity at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge,
MA, explains in an article for Episcopal Life how the
Millenium Devevlopment Goals serve God's mission. .
Read it here.
Story of Tradeswomen Struggle
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