Responding faithfully to the targeting of Central American families for deportation
By Alaide Vilchis Ibarra, Assistant Director for Migration Policy UPDATE: The Department of Homeland Security has continued to target Central American children and families for deportation since January. On May 12, 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that they plan...
May Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ____________________ Washington, D.C. – Amy Reumann, Director of Advocacy www.elca.org/advocacy CONGRESS TAKES STEPS THAT COULD SET BACK CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS: The...
April Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ____________________ Washington, D.C. – Amy Reumann, Director of Advocacy www.elca.org/advocacy ELCAVOTES!: ELCA Advocacy, along with Young Adult Ministry and Racial Justice...
Between the Gaps: A story of Advocacy and Success
By: Ali Brauner Associate director, Cathedral in the Night The reality of affordable housing in America today is far less positive than most of us would like to believe. Agencies are understaffed and case managers are overworked. Underfunded and overstretched,...
Lenten advocacy reflection: Good Friday
By the Rev. Cindy Crane Director, Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin A photo of birds perching on telephone lines fills the front cover of the book, “Mobbing,” by Maureen Duffy and Len Sperry. The small creatures look as...
Lenten advocacy reflection: On our own processions toward justice
By the Rev. Paul Benz, Director, Faith Action Network On Palm Sunday (the Passion of our Lord Sunday) it is very common across denominations to have a processional in order to remind us of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem –...
Lenten advocacy reflection: What Jesus never teaches
By the Rev. Sara Lilja Director, Lutheran Episcopal Advocacy Ministry of New Jersey This line from the Gospel of John, “you always have the poor with you,” has been often misquoted. I hear this text cited as justification for inadequate...
Lutheran leader speaks out against methane pollution
Earlier this month, the Rev. Nelson Bock, co-director of Wartburg West, testified at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hearing in Colorado. At the hearing, Pastor Bock voiced the faith community’s concern for God’s Creation, and his support for a proposed...
March Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ____________________ Washington, D.C. – Amy Reumann, Director of Advocacy www.elca.org/advocacy LENTEN ADVOCACY REFLECTION SERIES: During Lent, ELCA Advocacy is sharing weekly...
Lenten Advocacy Reflection: Poverty and Grace
By: Peter Severson, Director, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry-Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Synod Few of Jesus’ parables are as familiar or artistically resonant as the parable of the prodigal son. Rembrandt immortalized it on canvas. Benjamin Britten set it to lyrics and music....