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Category: Ethics
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Individual Charity Does Not Address Structural Causes
I remember sitting in a cramped, fluorescent-lit consultation room during my third year as a chaplain, listening to a father explain how he’d lost…
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More Capacity Means More Obligation
I remember sitting in a sterile hospital room in the middle of a Tuesday night, watching a man who had spent his entire life…
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Debt Transfers Freedom to Someone Else
I remember sitting in a dim hospital corridor thirty years ago, holding the hand of a man who had spent his entire life working…
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Fairness Is Noticed Most by Those Who Lack Power
I remember sitting in a cramped, fluorescent-lit consultation room during my third year as a chaplain, listening to a man describe how he had…
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A Commitment Made Casually Still Binds
I remember sitting in a dim hospital room in the late nineties, listening to a man try to explain to his daughter why he…
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Integrity Is Only Tested When It Costs
I remember sitting in a dim hospital room in the late nineties, the smell of antiseptic heavy in the air, listening to a man…
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Small Dishonesty Is Where the Habit Forms
I remember sitting in a cramped, fluorescent-lit breakroom during my final years as a chaplain, listening to a nurse describe how she had to…
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Conscience Is Trained, Not Innate
I remember sitting in a sterile, fluorescent-lit room in the oncology ward, listening to a man in his sixties try to explain why he…
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Start With the Facts, Not the Conclusion
I remember sitting in a dimly lit hospice room in the late nineties, the air thick with the sterile scent of antiseptic and the…