In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism
Jim Yardley And Binyamin Appelbaum, New York Times
His speeches can blend biblical fury with apocalyptic doom. Pope Francis does not just criticize the excesses of global capitalism. He compares them to the “dung of the devil.” He does not simply argue that systemic “greed for money” is a bad thing. He calls it a “subtle dictatorship” that “condemns and enslaves men and women.”
Pope offers rare ‘mea culpa’ about neglect of middle class
Philip Pullella, Reuters
Pope Francis acknowledged on Monday he had neglected problems of the middle class and said he was willing to have a dialogue with Americans who disagree with his criticism of capitalism.
Lotteries, payday lending, and the swindling of America’s poor
Michael Gerson, Washington Post
In that portion of the presidential field that does not view self-government as a stage for self-promotion, prejudice and blithering ignorance, one of the more encouraging trends is an increasing seriousness about the issue of poverty.
Ontario Court Upholds Law Society’s Refusal To Accredit Christian Law School
Howard Friedman, Religion Clause
In Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada, (ON Super. Ct., July 2, 2015), a 3-judge panel of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld the decision of the Law Society of Upper Canada to deny accreditation to the law school which Trinity Western University (TWU)– an evangelical Christian school– plans to open.
