Religious Groups Rally Against 2006 Fiscal Budget
Spearheaded by the National Council of Churches, the coalition will gather outside the Senate Hart Building to call on key officials to pass a budget that is “more reflective of the moral values of our nation.”
A coalition of religious and community groups will gather today at the Capitol to rally against the 2006 fiscal year budget.
Spearheaded by the National Council of Churches, the coalition will gather outside the Senate Hart Building to call on key officials to pass a budget that is “more reflective of the moral values of our nation.”
The coalition also calls on Christians at home to “stop what they are doing at 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday” to “pray for a budget that does more to support children, the poor, families, the elderly, veterans and persons with disabilities, according to an NCC Press release.
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"There is no moral justification for cutting spending on services that benefit the poor, children, families, the elderly, people with disabilities, and impoverished communities while extending tax cuts and adding new ones for the wealthy," Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the NCC said. "There may be political and economic justifications but definitely not moral ones."
The following is the list of participants of the campaign:
Albany Presbytery
American Baptist Churches USA
American Friends Service Committee
California Church IMPACT
Call to Renewal
Center for Community Change
Colorado Council of Churches
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Faith Partners of the Americas
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Illinois Conference of Churches
Kansas Ecumenical Ministries
Lutheran Network for Justice Advocacy (IL)
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry (NJ)
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry (NM)
Lutheran Office on Public Policy (MD)
Maine Council of Churches
Minnesota Council of Churches
Montana Association of Churches
National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
New Hampshire Council of Churches
New Mexico Conference of Churches
New York Episcopal Public Policy Network
New York State Council of Churches
Pennsylvania Council of Churches
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) Washington Office
Protestants for the Common Good (IL)
Southern California Ecumenical Council
Synod Council of the Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America
The Council of Churches of the City of New York
The Interfaith Alliance
The Kentucky Council of Churches
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries
United Church of Christ New York Conference Justice & Witness Ministry
United Methodist, General Board for Church and Society
US Action
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
Washington Association of Churches
Wisconsin Council of Churches
