Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson: "LETTER FROM THE CAPITOL HILL JAIL"

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J. Herbert Nelson on NPR

As Washington looks for cuts in government programs, support for nonprofits is also on the line, and donations to philanthropies have not been growing. President Obama is targeting tax breaks for what George H.W. Bush called "a thousand points of light" that help make up for cuts in safety-net spending. At the same time, Christians on the Left and the Right argue about the duty to help the poor and the danger of creating dependence on others. What's in store for the aged, blind and disabled? What about the unemployed and those who can't afford...

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Office of Public Witness' Leslie Woods in Yale's Reflections Magazine

Leslie Woods, Representative for Domestic Poverty and Environmental Issues at the Office of Public Witness, has recently been published in Yale Divinity School's Reflections Magazine.  The article, titled American Dream, American Nightmare: Poverty Today, calls attention to the reality of poverty in our country today, its impact in women in particular, and our responsibility to address these issues.  "It is hard for the rest of us – me...

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Office of Public Witness Offers Information on Washington’s Debt Ceiling Deal

On Tuesday, August 3rd, Office of Public Witness staff worked with colleagues in the Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs (DHN) to present a webinar on the content of the debt ceiling deal approved by Congress and signed by the President earlier this week.  The deal will increase the federal debt ceiling by at least $2.1 trillion and cut federal spending by about the same amount.The goal of the webinar was to present the details...

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Passage of debt-ceiling bill prompts response from Stated Clerk

“programs that serve the common good are bearing the costs”AUGUST 3, 2011Office of the General AssemblyBY SHARON YOUNGSCommunications CoordinatorLOUISVILLEThe Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), issued a statement today (Wednesday) in response to the bill signed by President Obama yesterday that will increase the debt-ceiling by more than $2 trillion and cut a roughly equivalent amount of spending from the U.S. budget.In the statement, Parsons writes, “While I am pleased that...

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National Council of Churches Presents: Poverty Initiative

An interfaith community has been holding daily prayer vigils and meeting with legislators asking for a faithful budget that does not harm the poorest and most vulnerable in society. On Thursday, July 28, 2011, religious leaders brought their prayers to the Capitol Rotunda and would not move until they were arrested. Join your voice with this community and call for a faithful budget. Sign our petition athttp://www.nccendpoverty.org/take%20action/faithfulbudget....

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