Tonight we stand behind a President who is standing with our values in human rights, being our brothers' keeper, caring for God's creation/environment and social justice. The following is a video from the new website recently launched by Obama for America: http://www.barackobama.com/people-of-faith. We encourage you to sign up to People of Faith and checkout the
***PRESS RELEASE*** Christian Democrats of America Stage First Event to Support Barack Obama Washington, DC — (October 10, 2012) — The Christian social justice movement Christian Democrats of America is staging two nationwide days of prayer this month as a show of support for President Barack Obama and the electoral process. The first of the
Watch our Facebook page and Twitter today for updates and sharing. Thank you all and God bless you as we come together today. Lord, we pray for our President today, and for all of our leaders in our country, for wisdom, protection, and a heart of compassion and courage, to be the leaders that you have
The numbers are better, but, as the article says, this is still unacceptable. We have much work to do and pray! Children gather in a poor neighbourhood in the Mawzaa village of the southern Yemeni province of Taiz July 1, 2012.Credit: Reuters/Khaled Abdullah (Reuters) - One out of every eight people in the
A lot is being said about what critical domestic issues the debaters did not engage in last night while they argued tax policy - education, unions, gay marriage, women's rights, immigration - but the topic they did not address that affects the most of people struggling is poverty. The very poor, the homeless, the working
Compassionate legislation for immigrants, including undocumented, is not just a spiritual and moral imperative, but also an economic one. The DREAM act and other initiatives would benefit job growth and the economy while providing a way out of the "shadows" for millions of youth ready to benefit society. Lev. 19: 33-34 “When an alien lives
Jessica Kourkounis for The New York TimesDennis Selsky, a Vietnam-era veteran with multiple sclerosis, has waited 15 months for his claim to be processed. And THIS is a time to make major cuts to programs? A budget IS a moral document. We are not doing enough now...cutting more? James 1:27 Religion that God
"It's depressing. Here I am, 50, with nothing saved," McKee says. "They can't just keep cutting people at the lower or bottom range." This article should sound the alarm for Christians across the country to begin to pray - scripturally, this is our top social concern. We are praying today for the thousands like McKee and
by Christina Forrester The firestorm Mitt Romney's "caught-on-camera" comments have created online have brought out into the forefront some basic attitudes towards humanity that had not been so blatantly spewed until now. It has been acceptable for some time in many GOP circles, and even "Christian" circles, to say belittling things about the poor, to
"The biblical prophets clearly say that a nation’s righteousness is determined by how it treats its poor and vulnerable." - Jim Wallis. This is a truth found throughout the whole Word of God, and a fundamental value of our faith. We as Christians are called to not only help the poor but to defend them