Thomas Adam
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The financial dilemma that wound up helping US churches thrive (opens the original)
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By many measures, Americans are growing less religious: Since 2007, for example, the percentage of people who pray daily has dropped, while the “unaffiliated” have grown to 29%. But those numbers can distract from just how much faith still matters in American public life – much more so than in Western Europe, despite its similar religious roots. About two-thirds of Americans consider religion “somewhat” or “very” important, compared with 56% in Italy, 40% in Spain and 36% in Germany. While about
Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problem (opens the original)
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Bill Gates, Jensen Huang and many of today’s tech titans have two things in common with Gilded Age robber barons like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. After playing a role in propelling the U.S. economy to new heights, they established massive foundations. The foundations are usually designed to last for eternity. Gates is a rare exception in that he decided in 2025 to empty the coffers of his foundation by 2045. As I have explored in my research about American philanthropy, foundations
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