If you are an Episcopalian or Anglican ...

Here are some things on this website which might be of particular interest to you, after you've explored the site a bit (start with the "Essential Documents," or one of the themes in the sidebar on your right):

Judge Samuel Seabury's speech, upon the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Henry George's birth (and on the eve of World War II)

Henry George, Unorthodox American — by Albert Jay Nock

James Huntington, founder of Order of Holy Cross — biography by James Kiefer, including an excellent explanation of Henry George's ideas

Little Journeys to the Homes of Reformers: Henry George — Elbert Hubbard

Henry George's address to General Convention, 1884: Is Our Civilization Just to Working Men?

Do you know the verse of "All Things Bright and Beautiful" that we don't sing?

The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at the gate,
He made them, high and lowly,
and ordered their estate.

But as a church, we haven't yet sought to correct the perverse privatization of God's creation. Perhaps we can pry ourselves from discussions of differences in sexuality, and get to work on creating the economic context in which all God's children can live as equals, with no one impoverished and no one yoked to enrich others!

A worthy pursuit, which will absorb our best efforts!

Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?

Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?

We pray for the poor and the oppressed, the unemployed and the destitute — but are we working to correct the structures that permit and even create poverty and oppression?

We pray for peace, good will among nations, and for the well-being of all people — but are we working to create it?

We ask God to "guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good" — but are we actively seeking to understand how our existing structures actively cause poverty and iniquitous wealth distribution?

We (optionally) pray "for a blessing upon all human labor, and for the right use of the riches of creation, that the world may be freed from poverty, famine and disaster" — but how many of our parishes understand how concentrated the ownership of those "riches of creation" are?

We pray "for the just and proper use of your creation; for the victims of hunger, fear, injustice and oppression" — but we don't work for the changes that will end that victimization.

We ask God to forgive us our trespasses, but we don't seek to understand how we are trespassing on others, or how our trespasses affect them, or how permitting trespassing affects them.

Yes, the sins we know about are bad enough. But we need to understand this unknown sin, and see how serious its effects on others are. And then we need to work to eradicate it, through reform. Henry George saw it and prescribed the remedy. James Huntington saw it. Judge Seabury saw it. Can we today?