Friday Finds: Tax Evasion Exxon Style Earth Justice 11-11-2011
Earlier this week, approximately 10,000 protesters created a human ring around the White House in a rally against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, reports Grist. The rally brought out everyone from actor Mark Ruffalo to the president and CEO of Sojourners, a Washington, D.C.-based social justice organization. »read more
Land and Wallis discuss faith and politics The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission 11-09-2011
ERLC President Richard Land joined Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners, in a unique media event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to discuss and debate the role of religion in the 2012 elections. »read more
Protesters raising fundamental moral issue Asheville Citizen-Times 11-08-2011
Jim Wallis said recently in Sojourners, “Poverty isn’t caused by accident. There are unjust systems and structures that create and perpetuate poverty and human suffering. And service alone is never enough; working to change both the attitudes and institutional arrangements that cause poverty is required.” »read more
Obama Split Over Keystone Pipeline: Side With Christians, Environmentalists or Unions? The Christian Post 11-08-2011
“The non-conventional oil that this pipeline is designed to transport produces … three times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional crude oil,” said Rose Berger, Tar Sands Action organizer for progressive Christian group Sojourners.
Berger and other members of the U.S. faith community have joined voices with the protesters because, they argue, the increased emissions will disproportionally harm the poor as well as damage the earth that God gave man stewardship over. »read more
