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Am I a Hypocrite If I Don't Support Student Debt Relief?
Chris and Jason propose a framework to help you consider more than memes and click bait.
Resources:
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Biden's Student Debt Plan: A Godsend? An Appalling Policy? A Debate.
SHOW NOTES:
:57 Background on why we are interested in the student debt relief topic
“You were so fired up you were spitting out your Italian wedding soup!”
3:05 Outline of the Framework of Discernment to Determine Truth
1. You need to understand both sides of the argument
2. What can you take from scripture and apply to the issue?
3. What can you take from Church teaching and tradition and apply to the issue?
4. What in your life experiences can help you discern an issue (use the ability to reason God gave you)?
5. Rather than focus on complaints, propose a solution, or at least form further questions to examine.
“Where you are spending your time and money, may be where your worship is.”
4:59 Brief outline of the student debt relief issue and President Biden’s plan.
6:00 Bullet point summary of why people are for student debt forgiveness.
6:28 Bullet point summary of why people are against student debt forgiveness.
7:37 What can we take from scripture to apply to this issue? Language in scripture related to forgiveness is common.
8:35 Most of the time, Jesus is focused on your actions, not on the objects themselves like money for example.
“Render on to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and on to God what belongs to God.”
9:20 Parable of the unjust steward representing the Lord’s forgiveness. This forgiveness is not about money ultimately.
11:22 Jesus’s forgiveness is about our salvation as a pure gift. What about in Acts of Apostles where they pooled their money together?
13:05 The theme of covenant and how important honoring an agreement is to God.
14:54 What do church teachings have to say about this issue? Paragraph 2410 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “Promises must be kept, and contracts must be strictly observed to the extent the commitments made in them are morally just.”
15:53 Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 2411. “Commutative justice obliges strictly; it requires safeguarding property rights, paying debts, and fulfilling obligations freely contracted.”
16:28 Justice is rendering to someone that which is his or her due and how this definition applies to contracts freely entered into.
18:10 How much does the complexity of the loans and payback procedures play into the student debt crisis?
20:20 Chris and Jason examine their own life experiences connected to the student debt issue.
29:13 Chris and Jason offer potential solutions to the issue of the student debt crisis.
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By Chris Weldon and Jason AdamowiczChris and Jason propose a framework to help you consider more than memes and click bait.
Resources:
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Biden's Student Debt Plan: A Godsend? An Appalling Policy? A Debate.
SHOW NOTES:
:57 Background on why we are interested in the student debt relief topic
“You were so fired up you were spitting out your Italian wedding soup!”
3:05 Outline of the Framework of Discernment to Determine Truth
1. You need to understand both sides of the argument
2. What can you take from scripture and apply to the issue?
3. What can you take from Church teaching and tradition and apply to the issue?
4. What in your life experiences can help you discern an issue (use the ability to reason God gave you)?
5. Rather than focus on complaints, propose a solution, or at least form further questions to examine.
“Where you are spending your time and money, may be where your worship is.”
4:59 Brief outline of the student debt relief issue and President Biden’s plan.
6:00 Bullet point summary of why people are for student debt forgiveness.
6:28 Bullet point summary of why people are against student debt forgiveness.
7:37 What can we take from scripture to apply to this issue? Language in scripture related to forgiveness is common.
8:35 Most of the time, Jesus is focused on your actions, not on the objects themselves like money for example.
“Render on to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and on to God what belongs to God.”
9:20 Parable of the unjust steward representing the Lord’s forgiveness. This forgiveness is not about money ultimately.
11:22 Jesus’s forgiveness is about our salvation as a pure gift. What about in Acts of Apostles where they pooled their money together?
13:05 The theme of covenant and how important honoring an agreement is to God.
14:54 What do church teachings have to say about this issue? Paragraph 2410 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “Promises must be kept, and contracts must be strictly observed to the extent the commitments made in them are morally just.”
15:53 Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 2411. “Commutative justice obliges strictly; it requires safeguarding property rights, paying debts, and fulfilling obligations freely contracted.”
16:28 Justice is rendering to someone that which is his or her due and how this definition applies to contracts freely entered into.
18:10 How much does the complexity of the loans and payback procedures play into the student debt crisis?
20:20 Chris and Jason examine their own life experiences connected to the student debt issue.
29:13 Chris and Jason offer potential solutions to the issue of the student debt crisis.