Tag: budget
With debt, deficits, and budgets dominating our politics, more questions are being raised about underlying moral issues. “This should be an argument about outcomes,” says former Bush White House speech writer Michael Gerson, “what is best for the justice and decency of a society.” More
An interfaith coalition is launching a prayer and fasting campaign to protect federal funding for programs that help the poor. More
As Congress debates the budget, religious conservatives say the debt is a moral issue, and an interfaith coalition has launched a campaign to reduce military spending and prevent cuts for the poor. More
A progressive evangelical says how you cut the deficit is a moral question. More
As states wrestle over workers’ rights, union organizing, and difficult budget and deficit debates, what do religious leaders and organizations have to say? More
In his State of the Union address to the 112th Congress, President Obama spoke of America’s “common creed” and “moral example.” More