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Speak Out Against Gender-Based Violence
In the gospel according to Matthew, Jesus, in the course of his public ministry, raises from the dead a young girl and heals an elderly woman; the old woman the poorest of the poor, the young girl the daughter of a privileged ruler, yet both suffered and needed God's caring, healing love: "Take heart, daughter, […]
Call Today – Protect Safety for Native Women
VAWA is a landmark piece of legislation that seeks to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The passage of VAWA in 1994 and its subsequent reauthorizations have changed the lives of victims who once suffered in silence. VAWA is currently up for reauthorization with key provisions strengthening […]
Do you remember the woman at the well?
Do you remember the woman at the well? Reflection and Action for International Women’s Day from the ELCA Washington Advocacy Office & the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations March 8th is International Women’s Day. It is a day when women and men around the world join in solidarity to remember generations of women who […]
A Faith Reflection on the Federal Budget
The federal budget is a moral document that reflects and shapes our country's priorities. Congress should craft it based on the needs of all. In Proverbs (31.9) we are reminded of our responsibility to âSpeak up, judge righteously, champion the poor and the needy.â While we must work to address growing deficits, the federal budget […]
Call Your Member TODAY and Tell them to Vote NO on Drilling in the Arctic!
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will debate and vote on H.R. 3408, the Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act, which opens up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling. The proponents of drilling will attempt to use the revenues derived from […]
EPPN urges protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
[Episcopal Public Policy Network] Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will debate H.R. 7, the transportation reauthorization bill, which has attached to it H.R. 3407, the “Alaska Energy for America Jobs Act,” a bill that seeks to open the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling. House leadership is pushing this proposal as an attempt to […]
Help Make This Year the Beginning of the End of AIDS
World AIDS Day is this Thursday, December 1. This year, we celebrate the advances in medicine and technology that can end the devastating pandemic. We must press the United States to maintain its support of life-saving programs that work to alleviate the spread of HIV and AIDS so that we can reach this attainable goal. […]
MORE INFO: Questions and Answers about Major Issues in the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Note that this list is by no means intended as a comprehensive guide to issues surrounding the conflict. As we have addressed three major issues in recent weeks – the negotiations process, American aid to the Palestinians, and the status of Jerusalem – our desire here is to offer brief commentary on some of the […]
MORE INFORMATION: Questions and Answers about a Shared Jerusalem
Why is a shared Jerusalem necessary for a just and lasting Israeli-Palestinian peace? Jerusalem is holy to each of the three Abrahamic faiths, and each has a long history of dwelling in the city. Both the Israeli people and the Palestinian people see Jerusalem as central to their identities, historically as well as in the present […]
Presiding Bishop's Letter to the Senate on the International Affairs Budget
Dear Members of the United States Senate, As the presiding bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Episcopal Church, we write to lift up the shared commitment of our churches to alleviate global poverty, hunger, and insecurity. We urge you to support this commitment when you vote this week by defending […]
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