|
|
|
ARTICLES
Religious Leaders Urge Passage of Financial Reform
 An article from Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good describes the many efforts being made to link proposed financial reform legislation and core Christian values and teachings. Catholic leaders are drawing on centuries of social teaching to denounce Wall Street abuses and advocate for sound economic principles that serve the common good. To read it, click here: http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/node/21450
The State of Criminal Justice 2010 –The Death Penalty
 The American Bar Association recently published The State of Criminal Justice 2010, an annual report that examines major issues, trends and significant changes in America's criminal justice system. This publication serves as a valuable resource for academics, students, and policy-makes in the area of criminal justice, and contains 19 chapters focusing on specific areas of the criminal justice field. A chapter devoted to capital punishment explores legislative changes in the states, the decline in the use of the death penalty, important Supreme Court decisions, and other issues such as the adequacy of representation in capital cases. In concluding, he writes, "Ultimately, our society must decide whether to continue with a system that has been found in study after study to be far more expensive than the actual alternative – in which life without parole is the most serious punishment. The question has become substantially more important given the severe economic downturn in 2008-10. In view of the lack of persuasive evidence of societal benefits from capital punishment, this is one ineffectual, wasteful government program whose elimination deserves serious consideration. Click here to read more.
Under the Gun: How Violence Takes Its Toll On Our Kids
 In the June 2009 issue of US Catholic there is a special report on violence. This issue includes articles by Megan Sweas, assistant editor and Fr. John Dear S.J. Preview the issue at www.uscatholic.org/confronting_violence or click here to watch the video Will I be next (Note: Results to the article survey, Take A Pass On The Latin Mass by Ted Rosean, a parishoner at St. Francis, will appear in the August 2009 edition of US Catholic and will be available on-line by mid July. If you haven't already seen the article it is available at www.uscatholic.org/node/2115)
|
