The wage gap in our country is disgraceful. It is a moral, ethical and spiritual outrage... Proverbs 22:16 “He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty. WASHINGTON (AP) — David Simon of Simon Property received a pay package worth more than $137 million for
It is a moral, ethical and spiritual imperative.. Romans 12:20 "On the contrary: 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink...'" From Sojourners.com: This weekend, amid key discussions on the future of Afghanistan and media attention on the strained relationship between the United States and Pakistan, members of the Group of Eight
A big mission of ours is to bring more exposure to social justice issues. Native American women have no voice in the mainstream news cycle - please pray for this community and help us take action by sharing this story. One in three American Indian women have been raped or have experienced an
Below are samples and links to two articles providing a different viewpoint from Christian leaders on the issue of gay marriage. Striking a balance is key here at CDA, as Jesus did command his followers to have moderation in all things. We should not allow any political or doctrinal issue cause division among us -
Do you believe Governor Bentley is a moderate and can be trusted with not giving in to the radical-Right of immigration reform? How much more would get done in the United States if we had more moderate Republicans to work hand-in-hand with Democrats to form reasonable legislation! Something to pray for. Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser, via Associated Press
Calling for spending cuts - which surely means on the backs of the poor and all those who can't afford more cuts. WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner on Tuesday set the stage for a bruising election-year showdown on fiscal policy, vowing to hold up another increase in the federal debt ceiling unless it was offset by larger spending
Romney said to the evangelical audience: "Your values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live by your beliefs, the more you will endure the censure of the world." I agree with him, however I'm pretty sure I disagree on what those values are - if we were
The religious-right will most likely be up in arms today and blogging, sending out forwards, etc. Whether you believe in gay marriage or not, whether you believe being gay is a sin or not, there are two things that as Christians we can agree on because of the scriptural, logical and moral basis: 1. There are
President Obama tweeted the following today: "@BarackObama: Today nearly every GOP senator voted to make more than 7 million students pay an average of up to $1,000 more for loans." What did the GOP-lead House give as a reason to thwart the efforts to stop student loan interest rates from doubling? Because the Democrats would
The GOP budget plan make big cuts from Meals on Wheels for seniors, medical care and food stamps for the most destitute of Americans and food aid. Their budget seeks to cut aid to the weakest and most vulnerable in our society - while protecting the rich and corporations, and of course the defense budget.