poverty

In a recent speech on the the economy, Obama could have stressed biblical justice; instead he opted for a “post-partisan” emphasis on firm foundations and solidarity in common cause.

Lutheran religious leader challenges the President to make good on his campaign pledges to fight for the eradication of extreme poverty.

The Poverty Forum’s supposedly cross-the-spectrum plan to reduce poverty runs the gamut—from A to B. While it is perpetually depressing to see the Democrats drinking the Kool-Aid of “No Enemies Among The Privileged,” it actually turns the stomach a bit to see faith leaders who claim to care about the poor slurping up the same reality-free brew.

People are lined up at soup kitchens in congregations across the country. Religious communities, the first line of support for struggling families, need to be be vocal in the call to improve conditions for the American worker.

Any faith-based plan to combat poverty, including Obama’s, is threatening to the rights of poor LGBTQ Americans, who have always been discriminated against by religious organizations…

Does poverty breed terrorism? Best-selling author Jared Diamond says it does, in a piece this week on the New York Times op-ed page. That’s not really Diamond’s point.

Sin is not the only story. Our communities and our churches have the capacity to be compassionate, radically inclusive, and justice-driven.

But what about feeding the hungry or housing the homeless? Not on the agenda.

With Jesus as a guide the USA does not appear to be uniquely blessed. Fortunately, that’s never been much of an issue.