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June 21, 2013 By Ecumenical Poverty Initiative Leave a Comment

Poverty News Round Up

To paraphrase Karl Barth, one should preach with a Bible in one hand, and a newspaper in the other. To make that easier, we’re continuing to bring you the top stories in poverty for the week, and we’ve added some brief commentary based on the Revised Common Lectionary for each week. As always, leave a […]

Filed Under: Federal Budget, Poverty News, Theology and Ethics Tagged With: cash, Farm Bill, Luke, news, swine

April 8, 2013 By Shantha Alonso Leave a Comment

Join in Asking for a Faithful Farm Bill

Can’t Make it to Ecumenical Advocacy Days? Join with thousands of faith voices in our 2013 Legislative ASK: A FULL, MULTI-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FARM BILL. Our nation’s food and farm policies, as embodied in the farm bill, affect people from rural America to inner cities, from our local communities to less industrialized regions around […]

Filed Under: Hunger Tagged With: Creation, Ecumenical Advocacy Days, Farm Bill, Food Justice, Hunger, land, nutrition, SNAP

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