Social Justice Surprise
Stephen Monsma proves that evangelicals are more active in welfare-to-work programs than any other religious group.
Interview by Agnieszka Tennant | posted 7/01/2006 12:00AM
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What does this collaboration signal?
It means that the evangelical organizations are doing a good job and that they're respected for that. It also indicates the irrelevance of the more theoretical church-state separation debates that go on in Congress and among interest groups. A lot of these issues can be fought out theoretically, but in the real world, these groups are working together and resolving their disagreements. The lines between Christian agencies, government agencies, and secular nonprofits are not as sharp as they are made out to be in the more theoretical debates.
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Related Elsewhere:
Information about Stephen Monsma's book Faith, Hope, and Jobs is available from Georgetown University Press. The book is available from Amazon.com and other book retailers.
Monsma's lecture Myths, Lies, and Soundbites: Reactions to President Bush's Faith-Based Initiative (.PDF) is available from Calvin College's Paul B. Henry Institute.
More CT articles are available on our Social Justice page.
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