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Has income inequality killed the American dream? Some religious leaders are encouraging congregations to raise moral concerns about the economy. \u201cOne of my goals is to get pastors and congregations to feel emboldened to ask questions about the economy,\u201d says Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cOne of my goals is to get pastors and congregations to feel emboldened to ask questions about the economy,\u201d says Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":21007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[337,2088,3299,1201,339,1173],"class_list":["post-20979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","tag-economy","tag-financial-crisis","tag-jobs","tag-poverty","tag-recession","tag-unemployment","topics-us-domestic-issues"],"yoast_head":"\nNovember 8, 2013 ~ American Dream | November 8, 2013 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Has income inequality killed the American dream? 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