Faith Leaders Urge Congress & President to Stand by Commitment to Fellow Americans
- April 15, 2013 – WASHINGTON – A prominent coalition of America’s major national religious organization and leaders today unveiled the “Faithful Budget for FY 2014” an expression of the faith community’s budget priorities that stands in stark contrast to the partisan budget proposals currently under consideration. The document is a set of comprehensive and compassionate budget principles that promotes …
State, National Faith Leaders to Congress: “Don’t Push the Poor and Vulnerable Off the ‘Fiscal Cliff’”
Faith leaders from 16 states join the heads of numerous national religious organizations to stop deep cuts to programs that help the most vulnerable – November 29, 2012 – WASHINGTON – Senior religious officials from 16 states joined the heads of some of the nation’s most prominent Christian, Jewish and Muslim organizations today to tell the Obama Administration and Congress, …
Statement from the Faithful Budget Campaign in Response to Congressman Paul Ryan and Others Who Have Framed the Ongoing Budget/Deficit Debate as a Faithful/Moral Issue
April 10, 2012 WASHINGTON – In an interview released Tuesday by the Christian Broadcasting Network, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) told CBN’s David Brody that his Catholic faith played a large role in the drafting of his budget proposal that passed the House by a party line vote last month. Congressman Ryan is the latest member of Congress, including Democratic …
Nation’s Leading Religious Officials to Unveil Principles, Priorities for a Faithful Federal Budget
March 20, 2012 WASHINGTON— On Thursday, March 22 at 11 a.m. outside of the United Methodist Building (100 Maryland Avenue, NE), the presiding religious officials representing some of the nation’s most prominent Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other faith traditions will present for congressional consideration, “A Faithful Budget.” Media are invited to the Faithful Budget announcement and coverage is welcomed. Photo …
Religious Americans Unite for “Super Vigil” to Fight for Federal Aid for the Poor
November 20, 2011 WASHINGTON – Religious Americans sent a clear message to members of the so-called Congressional Super Committee this weekend, and to all members of Congress and the Administration, that cuts to programs that assist the most at-risk families and children in the United States and abroad will not be tolerated on their watch. Throughout the weekend, thousands of …
Faith Community to Target Congressional Leaders, Super Committee Members to Protect Funding for the Poor
September 27, 2011 WASHINGTON – The American faith community is targeting the hometowns of the “Deficit Super Committee” members to ensure the administration and Congress do not reduce the deficit by placing an undue burden on the poor while shielding the wealthiest from additional sacrifice. For the next eight weeks, churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship in the states and districts …
US-based Religious Institutions Urge Congressional Super Committee to Preserve Foreign Assistance Efforts from Cuts
The following is the text of a letter signed by over 20 US religious organizations encouraging members of Congress and Super Committee to avoid further cuts in foreign assistance to impoverished nations. September 19, 2012 Dear Congressional Leadership, Joint Select Committee Members, Appropriators and members of Congress: As U.S.-based religious institutions and faith-based organizations we write to urge you to …
Faithful Budget Campaign Announces Call to Action to Protest Dangerous Cuts to Federal Budget
This statement was presented at an inaugural webinar for The Faithful Budget Campaign’s Fall 2011 Super Vigil Protests. Links to the resources and recording from the webinar can be found below. September 27, 2011 The Faithful Budget Campaign Opening Statement: National Advocacy Call and Webinar By Douglas G. Grace, M.Div., S.T.M., National Coordinator Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice Good afternoon and …
Ecumenical Advocacy Days Announces 2012 Theme Focusing on Moral Implications of U.S. Budget Priorities
WASHINGTON – August 18, 2011 – In this era of economic and political urgency, as critical decisions will continue to be made about U.S. federal budget priorities and as national elections are fast approaching, Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) asks, “Is This the Fast I Seek?” Come to the 10th Annual EAD, March 23-26, 2012, in Washington, DC where we will …
Faith Community to Launch Grassroots Campaign to Protect Funding for Anti-Poverty Programs
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2011 – One day after President Obama signed legislation raising the debt ceiling and creating a Congressional “Super Committee” to address the nation’s mounting debt, senior religious leaders representing the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths announced plans to expand their campaign to ensure the Administration and Congress do not balance the budget on the backs of the …
Faith Leaders Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest to Protect the Poor
July 29, 2011 WASHINGTON — Frustrated that their pleas to the Administration and Congress to protect funding for the nation’s most vulnerable are being ignored, nearly a dozen leaders from the faith community were arrested in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday, July 28th. Despite repeated warnings from the U.S. Capitol Police, the leaders refused to end their public prayers …