ICYMI 02/02/15 Controversial, Capitalist Koch Brothers Pledge Millions To Catholic University Business School -pledging nearly $900 million to help elect candidates who support their libertarian strain of economic conservatism, - huffpost.com/entry/koch-bro…
2/but the industrialists are also nearly doubling their investment in the business school of Catholic University of America, which is overseen by the U.S. bishops.
3/That’s despite the fact that many Catholics — including Pope Francis — say the kind of unregulated capitalism that the Kochs promote runs counter to church teaching.
4/The $1.75 million dollar grant from Charles Koch Foundation, one of several nonprofits w/ties to industrialist brothers, is part of $3 million pledge to CUA announced January that includes $500,000 from Busch Family Foundation and $250,000 each from three business leaders.
5/ While Busch is a practicing Catholic, the Kochs are not, and in fact David Koch supports gay marriage and abortion rights.
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ICYMI 16/10/17 MIKE PENCE SPEAKS TO RELIGIOUS GROUP. NEXT DAY, THEY BANQUET AT TRUMP HOTEL.
The president’s intermingling of private business interests and official duties now appears to involve a religious group that hosted the vice president. theintercept.com/2017/05/16/mik…
The president’s intermingling of private business interests and official duties now appears to involve a religious group that hosted the vice president. theintercept.com/2017/05/16/mik…
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