ELCA 2021 federal policy priorities for advocacy action
“With the start of the 117th Congress and a new administration, and as the devastating COVID-19 pandemic influences our lives and shapes our concerns, we face pressing need for national policy action. Yet even with changes, as Christians in the...
Devotional: When we hear “Go”
By Taina Diaz-Reyes, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow* Paul, as described in Acts 21, arrived in Jerusalem to some strong responses. Buoyed by a crowd incensed by rumors that he was encouraging Jews to no longer observe Jewish law, a Roman...
Actual renewal and repair after Capitol breach
By the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Director of ELCA Advocacy In the days since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the words of the 61st chapter of Isaiah have accompanied me as a prayer and as a promise. It is...
Devotional: Identification beyond binaries
by Larry Herrold, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow* Believer and non-believer. Educated and uneducated. Rich and poor. Democrat and Republican. Male and female… How numerous are the binaries with which we live! In many ways 2020 was the year of binaries....
Lutherans in the 117th Congress
As the final election results in Georgia have been resolved, the 117th Congress has begun. Members were sworn into office on January 3, 2021. Check out some of the Lutheran legislators who will serve our country in this new Congress....
December Update: Advocacy Connections
from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, director Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: December 2020 SPENDING DECISIONS | EVICTION CRISIS | CENSUS CHALLENGE | CLIMATE CHANGE CONNECTIONS SPENDING DECISIONS: It is...
December Update: UN and State Edition
Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices. U.N. | California | Colorado | Florida | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Washington | Wisconsin United Nations Dennis Frado, Lutheran Office for...
Migrating women and their experience with gender-based violence
by Giovana Oaxaca, Program Director for Migration Policy The allegations of medical neglect and invasive gynecological procedures in a privately-run detention center in Irwin County, Ocilla, Ga.—including coerced sterilization—quickly drew disbelief and condemnation worldwide this fall. Far from unique, these...
November Update: UN and State Edition
Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices. U.N.| California | Minnesota | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Washington | Wisconsin United Nations Dennis Frado, Lutheran Office for World Community, New...
November Update: Advocacy Connections
Partial content* expanded from Advocacy Connections: November 2020 ELECTION 2020 AND ELCAvotes | COVID-19 STIMULUS AND OTHER “LAME DUCK” SESSION ACTIVITY | OFFICIAL PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT WTIHDRAWAL | ATROCITY PREVENTION | PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION ON REFUGEES ELECTION 2020 AND ELCAvotes: ...