Sojourners Expands Talent; Hires Three Top Tier Women
by Sojourners
Sojourners 9-19-2011
Washington — Sojourners announces three new top level hires. Author and activist Lisa Sharon Harper, columnist, author, blogger Cathleen Falsani, and marketing professional Syieda Penn officially joined Sojourners in response to growing national interest around biblical justice and cultural dialogue. »read more

Top National and Global Evangelicals Urge Unity, Not Division, on 9/11
by Sojourners
Sojourners 9-06-2011
Christian Leaders Respond: Religion Should Not Be Excluded from 9/11 Remembrances International Christian Leaders Remember Terrorist Attacks and Call for Peace Evangelical Leaders Call for Christians to “Be Good Neighbors” to Muslims »read more

Withdrawal from Afghanistan Gains Congressional Support
Sojourners 5-26-2011
WASHINGTON, DC – 204 Members of Congress voted “aye” today for amendment 55 of HR. 1540 – Sponsored by Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Walter Jones (R-NC). »read more

Faith Leaders Deliver Urgent Plea to Senate on DREAM Act
Sojourners 12-13-2010
Clergy and Students from LA, TX, OH, NC, FL, MA, SC, NH, IL Rally and Pray for America’s Future at Emergency Prayer Summit »read more

Climate change legislation: Increased international funding needed to proect American communities here at home
Sojourners 5-18-2010
Jim Wallis will join leaders from religious, national security, development and conservation organizations will come together Thursday to call on Congress to improve the lack of immediate and significant investments for adaptation solutions in countries hardest hit by climate change. »read more

Religious Leaders To Meet With White House Officials on Immigration Reform
by Jason Gedeik
Sojourners 3-19-2010
A high-level delegation of religious leaders will meet met with senior White House officials to push for a committed timeline for immigration reform to be moved forward in Congress. This meeting will take place one day after the March For America: Change Takes Courage and Faith, a mobilization of tens of thousands of people in Washington, DC to demonstrate unified and widespread support for immigration reform. »read more

Faith Community Joins Massive March, Leads Prayer Service for Immigration Reform, Meets with White House
Sojourners 3-18-2010
Religious organizations spanning the faith and ideological spectrum will bring thousands of people of faith from across the country to Washington, DC, this Sunday for a powerful demonstration of their unified support for just, humane immigration reform that keeps families together. The faith community will be joined by tens of thousands of people from civil rights, immigrant, family and labor groups for the March For America: Change Takes Courage and Faith on the National Mall on Sunday, March 21, at 2 p.m. Before the march, people of faith will gather for an Interfaith Prayer Service on the Mall at 1 p.m, and on Monday, faith leaders will meet with top White House officials to discuss the urgent need for immigration reform, and hundreds of people of faith will meet with their Senators and Representatives and urge them to pass immigration reform this year. »read more

We Needed a New Approach in Afghanistan -- and This Isn't It
by Tim King
Sojourners 12-02-2009
The decision by President Obama to send additional troops to Afghanistan saddens me. I believe it is a mistake, it is the wrong direction for U.S. foreign policy, and it is disappointing to many of us in the faith community and our friends who spearhead the on-the-ground development efforts in Afghanistan and around the world. »read more

Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan
by Tim King
Sojourners 11-19-2009
Reverend Jim Wallis, President and CEO of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the nation, today released a letter to President Obama calling for a “whole new approach in Afghanistan.” Joined by a growing list of currently more than 20 faith and moral leaders across the nation, the letter calls on the President to consider a “different strategy that we would name: the humanitarian and development surge.” »read more

Reverend Jim Wallis On Afghanistan
by Tim King
Sojourners 10-29-2009
Reverend Jim Wallis, President and founder of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the nation, today released the following piece about United States activity in Afghanistan calling the current options on the table in Washington too narrow and offering a new approach. »read more

Rev. Jim Wallis statement on Randall Terry
by Tim King
Sojourners 10-27-2009
Reverend Jim Wallis, President and founder of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the nation, today released the following statement raising grave concerns about Randall Terry’s (Operation Rescue founder) “Burn in Hell” contest including the declaration that fellow Americans will “burn in hell.” »read more

Christians call for Talk Show Hosts to Tell the Truth
by Tim King
Sojourners 9-16-2009
Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States, launched a campaign this week to call for talk show hosts to tell the truth in the health care debate. Over 10,000 messages have already been sent to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Rev Jim Wallis: Talk show hosts like Limbaugh and Hannity are pulling the country away from the moral core of this health care debate. They are working to mobilize opposition to reform by preying on the legitimate confusions and understandable fears of their viewers as well as propagating deliberate distortions. And it’s time that someone call them to account. »read more

Christian Leader’s Respond to President’s Health Care Address
by Tim King
Sojourners 9-10-2009
“President Barack Obama made the commitments that a broad coalition in the faith community had asked for - reform as a moral issue, affordable coverage for all, and no federal funding of abortion. Now it is the job of the faith community and every concerned American to make sure the final bill reflects all these moral principles. We will now be calling on our members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, many of them members of our congregations, to support these moral commitments and to make sure, as they “iron out the details,” that each one is firmly upheld.” »read more

Jim Wallis Responds to President Obama’s Speech on Health Care Reform
by Tim King
Sojourners 9-09-2009
In his speech this evening, President Barack Obama made the commitments that a broad coalition in the faith community had asked for - reform as a moral issue, affordable coverage for all, and no federal funding of abortion. »read more

Jim Wallis Reflects on President Obama’s First 100 Days in Office
by Jason Gedeik
Sojourners 4-29-2009
Today marks 100th day of the Obama Administration and the final day of the Sojourners Mobilization to End Poverty, the nation’s largest gathering of Christian leaders and activists committed to overcoming poverty in our country and world. This Mobilization brought together over 1,100 Christians from across the religious spectrum who visited eighty-three Senate and two hundred house offices to advocate for including low-income families and vulnerable people in the economic recovery. The first full day of the Mobilization was excited and energized by a video message from the President who took the opportunity, during the week that marked the first 100 days of his administration, to re-commit to overcoming poverty in our country and partnering with the faith community. »read more

Jim Wallis Encouraged by President Obama’s Call for Common Ground on Abortion Reduction
by Jason Gedeik
Sojourners 1-23-2009
Jim Wallis, progressive evangelical leader, author of The Great Awakening and president of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s statement commemorating the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the delay of rescinding the Mexico City policy. »read more

Jim Wallis Calls for Change in Abortion Debate on Roe v. Wade Anniversary
by Jason Gedeik
Sojourners 1-22-2009
Jim Wallis, progressive evangelical leader, author of The Great Awakening and president of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States, issued the following statement in recognition of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the annual March To Life. »read more

New Post-Election Poll Exposes Shift in Priorities of Evangelical, Catholic Voters
by Jason Gedeik
Sojourners 11-12-2008
Results of a new post-election poll providing an in-depth look at the shift in priorities and moral agenda for Catholics, evangelicals, and religious voters in the 2008 election will be released this Friday, November 14th during a teleconference for journalists. »read more

Evangelical and Catholic Leaders Offer Alternative Pro-Life Position
by Jason Gedeik
Sojourners 10-30-2008
During a teleconference on Thursday, October 30th, evangelical and Catholic leaders challenged people of faith to evaluate candidates as to whether they are really “pro-life” enough. »read more

Tens of Thousands of Christians in Ohio Commit to Voting Out Poverty This November
by Jason Gedeik
Sojourners 9-17-2008
Dozens of churches and tens of thousands of people of faith across Ohio are participating in Poverty Sunday, an election year initiative aimed at educating people of faith about God’s concern for the poor and the need to reduce poverty. »read more