July 2018 Farm Bill Update
By Elena Robles,Hunger Advocacy Fellow The House of Representatives and Senate have returned from the July 4th Recess, and ELCA Advocacy and the Advocacy network look forward to their next movements to complete the 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018...
July 2018 ELCA Advocacy Update
ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director ELCA.org/advocacy July 21, PRAY.FAST.ACT.: On Saturday, July 21, we join with The Episcopal Church in our monthly commitment to #PrayFastAct. This month, our focus is on protecting Medicaid, Medicare and...
Stepping Out on Faith in Advocacy
By Barbara Kufiadan, ELCA Advocacy 2018 Summer Intern At a time of much political discourse, it is easy to lose faith in the process of civic engagement. As Christians, we are taught to have faith in each and every situation....
A Restored Moral Narrative
By Rev. Dustin G. Wright, Messiah Lutheran Church in Schenectady, New York About a month back during the Week One action of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, I sat with a diverse group of justice-minded folks...
God’s Word Spoken Publicly, Boldly and Honestly
By the Rev. Amy Reumann, Director of ELCA Advocacy When the Attorney General and the White House Press Secretary invoked St. Paul’s instruction “be subject to the governing authorities” to quell criticism of the Administration policy of separating families seeking...
The Senate Farm Bill: What a difference bi-partisanship makes
By John Johnson,Program Director for Domestic Policy Not everything is broken in Washington DC. Last Friday, Senate leaders released their long-awaited version of the farm bill and there is good news for farmers, hungry people, people of faith and...
Poor Peoples Campaign: A New Unsettling Force
By The Rev. Dr. Clint Schnekloth of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas Prescott, Helena, Conway, Yellville, Ponca, Bull Shoals, Benton, Springdale, Beebe, Monticello, Little Rock, and Fayetteville. That’s just a few of the communities represented this weekend...
June 2018 ELCA Advocacy Update
ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director ELCA.org/advocacy June 21, PRAY.FAST.ACT.: On Thursday, June 21, we join with The Episcopal Church in our monthly commitment to #PrayFastAct. This month our focus is on disaster preparedness....
Stand Up, Take Your Mat
By The Rev. Donna Simon, St. Mark Hope and Peace Lutheran Church Natalie is married and has three children. She works at Popeye’s, hoping for full time but subject to the scheduling whims of management. Natalie was in the...
Follow the Money: Moral Conversations on the National Budget
By The Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Bouman, Executive Director, ELCA Domestic Mission Unit “Did you know that currently 53 cents of every federal discretionary dollar goes to military spending and only 15 cents is spent on anti-poverty programs?…Instead of...