Catholic perspectives on poverty and economic justice
The documentary heritage by David and Thomas aims to present the catholic social thoughts in the manner that they are recorded in the conciliar, North American and papal documents. The Catholic Church offers social teachings to its faithful followers. These teachings on social matters are based on the papal encyclicals, Gospel and the documents of Vatican two. The Catholic Church, in these teachings, does not aim to offer models of economic systems which everyone must adopt. It does not also offer or propose ideologies for the same. However, the Catholic Church offers guidelines, which are either adopted for moral or philosophical reasons to the people. These guidelines can be used to help a social system live and develop in accordance to the will of God.
President Obama and Governor Romney Approach to International Relations Issues
Obama & Romney – Foreign Policy Approaches
Introduction
If "realist" stands for a person who pursues "security" based on "self-interest," "determinism," and "morality" on the international scene (quotes chosen from Chapter 1); and if "liberal" stands for "capable of cooperating," "cooperation," the impact of "non-governmental groups" (NGOs), "having many interests" and "international society," then President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both reflect some of each of these traits, albeit Obama leans more toward a liberal, cooperative approach to international relations and Romney stalks a position based more based on power and self interest and – although he doesn't spell it out in specifics – he embraces the concept of American exceptionalism (that is, the U.S. has the moral role of providing leadership for the world because American values are on a higher plane than other values). This paper reviews and critiques positions each candidate has taken on foreign policy issues, referencing the concepts of realist and liberal within the context of their various positions.