Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has signed “A Pastoral Letter about Faith, Finances, and the Federal Budget” sent Feb. 25 to President Barack Obama and leaders of Congress. “Throughout two years of budget negotiations, we and other faith leaders have urged you to maintain a Circle of Protection around effective programs focused on hungry and poor people in our … [Read more...] about Presiding Bishop Joins ‘Circle’
Archives for February 26, 2013
A Brother in Chains
Michael Avramovich writes at Touchstone magazine’s Mere Comments:Many of us have heard of the terrible plight of [the Rev.] Saeed Abedini, the American pastor who was sentenced in late January to eight years in the notorious Iranian Evin prison for his Christian faith. Press reports indicate that Pastor Abedini is being beaten and tortured in prison, as well as being subjected … [Read more...] about A Brother in Chains