Economic Justice
The economy must serve people, not the other way around. All workers have a right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, and to safe working conditions. They also have a fundamental right to organize and join unions. People have a right to economic initiative and private property, but these rights have limits. No one is allowed to amass excessive wealth when others lack the basic necessities of life.
The economy must serve people, not the other way around. All workers have a right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, and to safe working conditions. They also have a fundamental right to organize and join unions. People have a right to economic initiative and private property, but these rights have limits. No one is allowed to amass excessive wealth when others lack the basic necessities of life.
Stewardship of God's Creation
The goods of the earth are gifts from God, and they are intended by God for the benefit of everyone. There is a "social mortgage" that guides our use of the world's goods, and we have a responsibility to care for these goods as stewards and trustees, not as mere consumers and users. How we treat the environment is a measure of our stewardship, a sign of our respect for the Creator.
Questions:
1. What are the rights of the worker?
• The rights of the worker are to have productive work, to decent and fair wages, and to safe working conditions. Also to organize or join a union.
2. What is a union?
• A union is a group that looks after all the workers.
3. What should people’s economic limitations be?
• People’s economic limitations should be that everyone has a right to the basic necessities of life.
4. Who are god’s gifts intended for?
• God’s gifts are intended for everyone.
5. What is meant in this context by: Social Mortgage, Steward and Trustee?
• Social Mortgage, Steward and Trustee in this text means that we owe ourselves and everyone to looking after this world, and try to make sure that we don’t harm this planet and use it wisely.
6. What is one measure of our stewardship?
• One measure of our stewardship is how much respect we give to the Creator and how we treat his gifts to us.
The goods of the earth are gifts from God, and they are intended by God for the benefit of everyone. There is a "social mortgage" that guides our use of the world's goods, and we have a responsibility to care for these goods as stewards and trustees, not as mere consumers and users. How we treat the environment is a measure of our stewardship, a sign of our respect for the Creator.
Questions:
1. What are the rights of the worker?
• The rights of the worker are to have productive work, to decent and fair wages, and to safe working conditions. Also to organize or join a union.
2. What is a union?
• A union is a group that looks after all the workers.
3. What should people’s economic limitations be?
• People’s economic limitations should be that everyone has a right to the basic necessities of life.
4. Who are god’s gifts intended for?
• God’s gifts are intended for everyone.
5. What is meant in this context by: Social Mortgage, Steward and Trustee?
• Social Mortgage, Steward and Trustee in this text means that we owe ourselves and everyone to looking after this world, and try to make sure that we don’t harm this planet and use it wisely.
6. What is one measure of our stewardship?
• One measure of our stewardship is how much respect we give to the Creator and how we treat his gifts to us.
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