Living Earth Reflections: Fear and Hope
Mary Minette, ELCA Director of Environmental Advocacy May 2014 ”Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” – Matthew 8:26 Like the disciples in Matthew, we are only human and often fear the unknown, the disruptive, the strange. But...
Lutheran Pastors Travel to D.C. to Advocate for the World’s Most Vulnerable
Tia Upchurch-Freelove, ELCA Advocacy Office May 14, 2014 Last week, faith leaders from across the country traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak out in support of funding for life-saving humanitarian and poverty-focused development assistance (PFDA) programs. Two ELCA pastors, the...
“Our God Shows Up to Fight for Justice” – Reflections on Advocacy Efforts Throughout the World
Lauren Blatt, MDiv Student, Lutheran Theological Seminary – Pennsylvania May 12, 2014 Last week, the Lutheran Office for World Community (NY) hosted the 2014 Nolde Seminar on Theology and Human Rights. The seminar explores questions about the dignity of...
State Advocacy Spotlight: California
Mark Carlson, Lutheran Office of Public Policy – California May 2, 2014 Water issues California’s unprecedented drought – continue to receive attention from the Lutheran Office of Public Policy – California (LOPP-CA), as legislators and stakeholders contentiously negotiate a multi-billion...
State Advocacy Spotlight: New Jersey
Sara Lilja, Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry (LOGM) May 2, 2014 Following the Churchwide Assembly in Pittsburgh this past summer Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry (LOGM) in New Jersey is witnessing the Spirit move in our midst. Our state...
State Advocacy Spotlight: Illinois
Jennifer De Leon, Lutheran Advocacy – Illinois May 1, 2014 The days are getting longer, so spring must be here. That means that the Illinois Spring legislative session is in full swing and so is Lutheran Advocacy-Illinois. Below are...
State Advocacy Spotlight: Pennsylvania
Tracey DePasquale and The Rev. Amy Reumann, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) Creating A New Conversation about Poverty May 1, 2014 LAMPa is helping Pennsylvania lawmakers get beyond rhetoric so 1.6 million Pennsylvanians can get beyond poverty. Last...
State Advocacy Spotlight: Wisconsin
Cindy Crane, Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin May 1, 2014 Human trafficking has been on Wisconsin’s legislative radar over the past year. Recently Governor Scott Walker signed a bill that includes redefining the meaning...
State Advocacy Spotlight: Washington
Elise Scott and Paul Benz, Faith Action Network April 30, 2014 Lutheran advocacy in the state of Washington had a positive and significant impact on the 2014 legislative session. During the course of the session, Faith Action Network advocated...
Living Earth Reflections: Protecting the Waters of the United States
Mary Minette, ELCA Director of Environmental Advocacy April 2014 “I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers on the bare heights,and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a...