Have you tuned in to one of the most significant conversations occurring in our culture today? It's hard to miss. It takes place on college campuses, blogs and YouTube; in churches, convention halls and coffee houses; during concerts, rallies and political debates. The topic appeals especially to an emerging generation… Read more

Catholic Charities is the social services arm of the Catholic Church, and each year 68,000 people in the District benefit from its work. However, some of these programs may be in jeopardy. On Dec. 1, the D.C. Council will vote on a same-sex marriage bill that could lead to Catholic Charities… Read more

It's not easy being green, at least not as easy as some suggest. For almost 40 years, advocates of Earth Day have called on people to celebrate environmental progress and to protect our planet. To this goal, Christians can say a hearty "Amen, but..." "Amen," because we should certainly strive to preserve, protect and sustain… Read more

Many nonprofit organizations are under severe financial pressure. They need donations more than ever, and the hurting people they serve have a stake in the unrestrained flow of those donations. However, President Barack Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2010 moves in the opposite direction. It would raise taxes on those who can give the… Read more

In February, the Obama Administration announced its proposals to raise tax rates on high-income earners and to reduce their tax deduction rate on gifts made to charities. These strategies are intended to raise funds for Obama's health care plan. The Senate Budget Committee passed an amendment by Senator Robert… Read more

Since 1993, the President has annually proclaimed January 16 "Religious Freedom Day" This commemoration marks the passage on January 16, 1786, of a significant document authored by Thomas Jefferson: the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. The 2009 proclamation by President Bush encourages all Americans to "reflect on the great blessing of religious … Read more

In recent weeks, Washington has gobbled up troubled institutions like they were Christmas cookies. Whether through bailing out businesses or nationalizing industries, Uncle Sam's shadow over our economy seems to grow by the day. And the deeper the government's tendrils, the more people turn to it for help -- enabling government to reach even deeper.… Read more

Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King--indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history--were not only motivated by faith but repeatedly used religious… Read more

"When you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." So goes the rationale behind tax policies that redistribute income, at least as it was offered to Joe the Plumber several weeks ago. The idea, promoted as simple social justice, is that government should help the poor by… Read more

Are evangelicals swerving to the left in American politics? Throughout the primary season, the mainstream media loudly trumpeted the idea that younger evangelicals' attention to the environment and "social justice" issues signals a departure from traditional concerns such as abortion and marriage. Rumblings of… Read more