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Don’t say ‘social justice’

By / 8 April 2010

Interesting blog post by Henry G. Brinton, pastor of Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Virginia, on politics, the church, and cooperation:

Call it what you will, but people of all religious traditions can agree that God smiles on those who help people in need. Even better: Interfaith cooperation is budding in America today…
Across the country, in fact, the most exciting and productive interfaith efforts involve articulating differences and finding ways to join forces on social issues. Such work is not controversial in my clergy circles, but it inflames the Glenn Becks of the world who say that “social justice” and “economic justice” are code words for communism. Even in local congregations, parishioners accuse pastors of being “too political” when they take action on immigration, housing or health care.

Full article: http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/04/columns-dont-say-social-justice.html?csp=DailyBriefing

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