Category: Justice

  • Getting Beyond the Dogma of Personal Reponsibility

    James Tissot [Public domain],via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday my friend Robert Charlock submitted a letter to the Indianapolis Star regarding the need for a Homeless Bill of Rights in Indianapolis.  The self-righteous on-line comments of those who assume poverty is usually the result of personal choices quickly emerged: “How many brought this upon themselves? When having a…

  • Basis for Compassion and Justice

    Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command.Deuteronomy 24:22 (NLT) Many of the codes listed in Deuteronomy 24 deal with justice and compassion the people of Israel were to observe in their business dealings with others, especially the poor.  God gives Israel a reason…