June 16, 2018 – Standing with the poor
What a week it’s been for religion in America! Religious leaders of all stripes – from the Catholic Bishops to Southern Baptists, from United Methodists to prominent evangelicals such as Franklin [...]
The Poor People’s Campaign
Nearly 40 days ago, hundreds of faith leaders across the country were arrested protesting the “evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nation’s [...]
The Franciscan Action Network
Although the Poor People’s Campaign has a significant national presence, it is truly a decentralized campaign, with many people of conscience and faith-driven organizations taking part. Welton [...]
America’s religious right: STILL oppressed?
At their get-together last weekend, the ironically named Faith and Freedom Coalition pledged $20 million for political candidates who support the Religious Right and reaffirmed their commitment [...]
Interfaith solidarity, German style
Berlin is considered an edgy, cosmopolitan, diverse and forward-looking city. Culturally and socially, it’s an international German city which never forgets the brutal genocide of the Nazi era. [...]
