Thread by @ElbridgeColby

.@HawleyMO (seems fair to see as his own agenda): Christians "ought to be working not merely for a bigger economy, but for a better one..." 1/
patheos.com/blogs/philosop…

"Too many workers with less than a college education simply cannot find work in today’s marketplace—or cannot find work sufficient to support themselves or a family. This must change. Labor & the ability to earn one’s own way, is central to dignity and indeed, to vocation." 2/

"Christians should seek to broaden the private economy to include more individuals in remunerative labor....focus on expanding opportunities for the poor and marginalized, with better primary and secondary schools, for example, and expanded access to vocational training." 3/

"Of course, the most vulnerable among us are the unborn, so...Christians today should continue their efforts to protect the unborn in law. But they should go further. Women must be welcomed as full and equal participants in society as women­—including as mothers—and..." 4/

"not required to behave as men in order to achieve social standing. To the extent workplace mores and even laws must change in order to make this ideal a reality, Christians should work to change them." 5/

"Rather than seek to Christianize the state and use it to restore a Christian social consensus, believing citizens should call the state to its true purpose—to serve justice, and by extension, the kingdom of God. This is Christians’ role in politics, and their service..." 6/

"For the principles of the kingdom and the social life it envisions are not for Christians only, but for all people. The kingdom life is the common good. And Christians should offer it winsomely, creatively, heartily once again." 7/ 👍👏👍