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Acton Institute PowerBlog
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If Only Women Ran The World?.
My persuasion can build a nation
Endless power
With our love we can devour
You’ll do anything for me -Beyonce, “Run the World (Girls)” That’s the apparent fantasy of Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. She recently hosted her annual fundraising luncheon, with guest speaker, Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards. Schakowsky said, “humanity is at a crossroads on this small planet and that our survival as a species is dependent on women taking charge, taking the world in our own hands.” Read more on If Only Women Ran The World…….  The post If Only Women Ran The World…. appeared first on Acton Institute PowerBlog.
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Paying For College By Selling Yourself
There is no doubt that higher education is costly. Textbooks alone can run $1000 a semester for some undergraduates. Waiting tables and flipping burgers won’t cover those costs. With many parents just as strapped for cash as their children, how does one pay for a college diploma? Read more on Paying For College By Selling Yourself…  The post Paying For College By Selling Yourself appeared first on Acton Institute PowerBlog.
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Bruce Edward Walker: ?Shutting down discourse is justice denied?
Bruce Edward Walker recently wrote a commentary for The Tampa Tribune entitled, Shutting Down Corporate Speech in the Name of Social Justice. He says that: Corporate boardrooms are being caught up in a new wave of religious fervor sparked by clergy and members of religious orders in search of social justice. Alas, this movement is only superficially about the spirit. In truth, corporate directors and company executives are facing a very worldly missionary effort by priests, pastors, nuns and laypersons armed with proxy shareholder resolutions that advance politically liberal dogmas, including attempts to undermine the Supreme Court?s Citizens United ruling.
Enlisting members of the religious community to this movement is simply disguising “leftist ideology in church vestments.” Read more on Bruce Edward Walker: ‘Shutting down discourse is justice denied’…  The post Bruce Edward Walker: ‘Shutting down discourse is justice denied’ appeared first on Acton Institute PowerBlog.
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Churches Mobilize Professional Response for Oklahoma
 One of the powerful scenes after Hurricane Katrina was church organizations cutting their way through the roads with chainsaws so they could set up hot meal tents the very next day. Church responders have transformed into “well oiled machines” and are being praised by The Red Cross and federal agencies.
Read more on Churches Mobilize Professional Response for Oklahoma…  The post Churches Mobilize Professional Response for Oklahoma appeared first on Acton Institute PowerBlog.
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Rent and Regulations are a Household?s Greatest Expenses
 A new study estimates the cost of regulation in the U.S. at $14,768 per household:
For two decades, Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has tracked the growth of new federal regulations. In his 20th anniversary edition this week, he’ll report that pages in the Code of Federal Regulations hit an all-time high of 174,545 in 2012, an increase of more than 21% during the last decade.
Read more on Rent and Regulations are a Household’s Greatest Expenses…  The post Rent and Regulations are a Household’s Greatest Expenses appeared first on Acton Institute PowerBlog.
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