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ELCA joins 144 Faith Organizations in calling on Congress to Defend the Johnson Amendment

  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America  joined 144 Faith organizations in sending the following letter to Chairman Pete Sessions and Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee Representative James McGovern asking them to support amendments in the Appropriations bill...

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...