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GOVERNANCE & MINISTRY
by Dan Hotchkiss
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Economic Inequality at Church
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Pyfisch [CC0] I don’t know why it took so long, but finally the U.S. wealth gap has become a topic of political discussion. The conversation is not easy, in part because most of us rarely talk with people outside our economic group. Churches and synagogues—though most draw only from a small slice of the total spectrum—are still potentially places where richer and poorer people meet as equals. By handling these meetings well, we can help create support for public policies and private actions that promote equality. Since the early 1970s, the richest Americans have gained while others have at best held steady. Wealth inequality today is like the Gatsby era of the 1920s. If trends continue, we could reach levels not seen since the Gilded Age of the Carnegies and Rockefellers in the 1890s. Our landscape is still graced by monumental churches, public libraries, and town halls from those past
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