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The Dignity of Work The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (5) The poor are expected to work for their sustenance. “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field…

A Local Concern The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (4) Caring for the poor is a local responsibility. “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your…

No Preferential Treatment The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (3) The Law of God does not promote preferential treatment of the poor. “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to…

Who Are the Poor? The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (2) People fall into poverty for various reasons, not all of them just. “You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to…

With Us Always The Law of God and Public Policy: Responsibility for the Poor (1) A just society takes responsibility for its own poor. “For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You…

Taxation The Law of God and Public Policy: The Economy (14) We must pay the taxes which are due, but we must work for just taxation. “Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of…

Inheritances The Law of God and Public Policy: The Economy (13) Property should be regarded as a family, not an individual, trust. “And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son,…

Pledges The Law of God and Public Policy: The Economy (12) Borrowers must stand good for their loans. “If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, for that…

Debt The Law of God and Public Policy: The Economy (11) A just economy cannot thrive on debt. “You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent…

Prices The Law of God and Public Policy: The Economy (10) Prices are not fixed in a just economy, but they are reliable. “If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the land that is his possession, then the…