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In his new book Fixing the Moral Deficit<\/em>, theology professor and founder of Evangelicals for Social Action<\/a> Ron Sider lays out a plan for \u201ca balanced way to balance the budget\u201d that is consistent with deeply Christian principles and provides justice for all.<\/p>\n

In this new video, Sider explains what he means by a \u201cmoral deficit\u201d and what each of us can do to fix it.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/Book-Club\/Ronald-Sider-Fixing-the-Moral-Deficit.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Patheos Book Club<\/a> for more videos and conversation on how to fix the national debt in a realistic, moral way.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his new book Fixing the Moral Deficit, theology professor and founder of Evangelicals for Social Action Ron Sider lays out a plan for \u201ca balanced way to balance the budget\u201d that is consistent with deeply Christian principles and provides justice for all. 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