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The '''Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty''' (founded 1990) is a right-wing, libertarian [[think tank]], part of the [[Atlas Economic Research Foundation]] network, which promotes the usual extreme laissez-faire economics and public policy, but with a religious flavour apparently aimed at appealing to the Christian right. On their donations page, they declare that "together, empowered by faith in God and belief in human freedom, we truly can make a difference."
==Mission==
The Institute organises seminars for religious leaders, academics and business leaders which aim to link together economics and religion. It publishes books, journals, and opinion about related issues, and it runs a ''Center for Economic Personalism'' for producing academic literature.
*against the Microsoft anti-trust case ("''We must remember that the biblical theme of justice extols us from favoring one side over another unfairly, regardless of size or stature. Yet it appears that the government's case against Microsoft is the result of "knock down the successful" thinking.''") [http://www.acton.org/ppolicy/comment/article.php?id=44]
*pro-SUV ("''Protesting car dealerships for selling vehicles that improve people's lives does nothing toward showing the way to transcendental truth. It is a temptation from which, I pray, the Lord will soon deliver his people.''") [http://www.acton.org/ppolicy/comment/article.php?id=146]
*generally anti-environmentalists ("''A recent development that should be of some concern to Christians is the cozy relationship developing between radical environmental groups and Christian churches... Investing the anti-human environmental agenda with ecclesiastical authority is very dangerous, even when it is done unintentionally.''") [http://www.acton.org/ppolicy/comment/article.php?id=83]
==Personnel==
===Directors
===
* Rev. Robert A. Sirico - President, The Acton Institute
* Mrs. Carol Erickson Martino, Consultant, Ambrosetti Group
===Advisory Board
===
* Dr. William B. Allen, Michigan State University
* Rev. James V. Schall, SJ, Georgetown University
* Mr. Harry Veryser, Walsh College
===Senior Fellows===
*[[Marvin Olasky]]
==Funding==
