Love not fear lives out our Lutheran faith: ELCA AMMPARO stands against policies that hurt asylum seekers
National policies can and should both reflect our Christian value of welcome and protect U.S. citizens. These two principles are not mutually exclusive. Our leaders do us all a disservice when they fail to acknowledge and honor this truth. This...
February Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | California | Colorado | Minnesota | North Carolina | New Mexico | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southeastern Synod | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin Lutheran Office for World Community, United Nations, New York, N.Y. Dennis Frado, director INTERNATIONAL...
2019 ELCA Advocacy Policy Priorities
God is calling us into the world to serve together. Shaped by the ELCA’s social teaching documents and experiences of its congregations, ministries and partners, the ELCA advocates to end world hunger and stands up for policies that create opportunities...
Shutdown stalemate causes increasing difficulties
Our values are tangibly expressed when elected policy makers create laws and programs that support and protect vulnerable people in all our communities in times of great need. The current government shutdown is an impediment. Vital domestic programs that ensure...
January Update: State Edition
California | Colorado | Minnesota | New Mexico | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southeastern Synod | Washington California Mark Carlson, Lutheran Office of Public Policy ...
Pressure on vulnerable people amplified by shutdown
After another week of stalled budget negotiations, the U.S. is now in the third week of the partial government shutdown. Various media outlets and agencies have covered important points over the past few days, such as the 800,000 workers left...
Lutherans in the 116th Congress
by Andrew Fuller, Advocacy Coordinator The start of the 116th Congress begins this week. As five new Lutheran lawmakers are sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, check out some of the Lutheran legislators who will serve our country...
A different side of Washington
by the Rev. Amy E. Reumann Today the 116th Congress is sworn in to serve our nation. Before members get down to the business of government, many mark the opening of a new Congress with a bipartisan and interfaith prayer...
The federal budget and migration: An update
by Alaide Vilchis Ibarra, Program Director, Migration Policy I learned about the importance of the federal budget during the government shutdown in 2013 by seeing my friends having to halt their work supporting refugees, trafficking victims and unaccompanied children. With...
Pathway to equality with justice in Universal Declaration of Human Rights
by Christine Mangale, Program Director, Lutheran Office for World Community A fundamental document turns 70 years of age on Dec. 10, 2018. Translated into 500 languages, its 30 articles guarantee and affirm rights, freedom, inherent dignity and equality of all...