#PovertyGodPolitics | @TheCofP Coordinator | President Emeritus @bread4theworld & @toendhunger | @WorldFoodPrize Laureate | Dean’s Advisor @VTS_Seminary
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We have an important opportunity for activism right now. Trump has asked Congress to approve a rescissions bill. It would retroactively approve DOGE's destruction of international aid in February and a recent decision to stop funding public radio and television.
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I joined my colleagues in the Circle of Protection in urging Senators to reject the reconciliation bill unless it protects people who are poor and vulnerable. The bill, as written, fails the test of compassion.
Read our full letter: CircleofProtection.us 📷
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Churches to Congress: Restore Foreign Aid
Faith leaders urge Congress to reject Trump’s push to make deep cuts to humanitarian aid permanent. U.S. support has helped cut global poverty since 1990—and we’re called to continue.
📄 Read the letter: circleofprotection.us/wp-con…
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Thank you and congratulations!
Yesterday, Bread for the World cosponsored a prayer vigil for foreign assistance to pray and urge the administration and Congress to protect lifesaving aid. The event featured speakers from several Evangelical Christian groups, including Bread president and CEO Rev. @EugeneCho ."
These indiscriminate cuts are not just a policy failure. For us, especially, as followers of Christ, as uncomfortable as it may be, we must clearly … but prophetically, say: it is also a moral failure.”
Read the article from @jackmjenkins of @RNS here: religionnews.com/2025/03/11/…
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The Circle of Protection is opposing an appropriations bill that would cut assistance programs and give the President more authority over spending. 🧵
100+ faith leaders are calling us to return to Jesus this Lent and stand with the vulnerable—through justice, compassion & action. Read the letter & take action: Lent2025.com
#Lent2025 #ReturningToJesus
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This experience demonstrates the power of AI in surveillance and communication.
I imagine that #Grok was programmed to be on the look-out for posts that criticize what Musk is doing, and chatbots can quickly churn out analysis on any issue.
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When Sec. of State @marcorubio tried to undo the damage, #USAID lacked the staff to manage it. Courts have now ordered the Administration to restore USAID operations.
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Urge your Republican Members of Congress not to cut Medicaid, SNAP, & other aid for low-income Americans. Deep cuts are on the table—millions could lose healthcare & food assistance. #CutsCostLives
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The House Budget Chair suggests $5T in spending cuts over 10 years:
🔹 $3.5B from Medicaid (healthcare for low-income people)
🔹 $300B from SNAP (food aid)
This would worsen hunger & suffering. #StopTheCuts
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In a difficult political environment, #bread4theworld is exceptionally well-positioned for positive impact.
A new year brings renewed focus. 🌟 Together, we’ve made progress, but there’s more work to do to address hunger. Let’s continue creating meaningful change in 2025.
Join us: bread.org/50th-anniversary/
#EndHunger #BreadForTheWorld
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Recently, 150 @WorldFoodPrize and @NobelPrize Laureates have together called for an increase in funding for agricultural research. We released our statement last week in the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing Room. 🧵
🧵1/ This week, @TheCofP sent @RealDonaldTrump and Congress a letter urging them to prioritize 2 critical areas: poverty-focused programs and poverty-reducing tax policy. Read the letter: circleofprotection.us.
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🧵2/ As Congress and the President set their policy agendas, this is a pivotal moment to speak truth to power. Together, we can urge our leaders—@MikeJohnson, @hakeemjeffries, @SenSchumer, @SenJohnThune—to act boldly on behalf of people experiencing hunger and poverty.
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🧵Optimism is one of the things I really admire about my friend, @RickSteves. He sees possibility instead of despair, approaches the world with curiosity instead of cynicism. I am inspired by this uplifting @nytimes interview (1/3)
nytimes.com/2024/12/14/magaz…
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🧵To me, that is a faith-filled perspective that we all should strive for. It strikes me that this is also the formula that advocates have been using to make progress against hunger and #poverty for years. (2/3)
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God and Poverty, according to St. Luke
This is a waiting season - in our country, waiting to see what President-Elect Trump will do; on the church calendar, waiting for the coming of Christ. I’ve been studying the biblical books of Luke and Acts, both written by the same author🧵
It’s a good time to read the Bible. President-Elect Trump and his team are doing and saying frightening things. I wish them well, but they seem likely to make things worse in our troubled country and world.
What's struck me as I’ve been reading through the Gospel of Luke 🧵1/9
With U.S. leadership on global hunger waning, it's inspiring to see President #Lula and others reigniting progress. The Alliance has 45+ nations committed to reducing hunger via actionable plans. Faith voices at #G20 Interfaith: youtu.be/Uruhc5MiN2c
#TheG20 meets this week in Brazil. Thanks to President #Lula, they will focus on strategies against hunger and poverty.
Global faith leaders met in Brasilia in August for the G20 Interfaith Forum. I urged their active support for the new Global Alliance: youtu.be/ltZKd7gsr1E
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Check out my blog post wix.to/xiGHbRX
#FoodPrize24, @brld, #toendhunger, #endhunger, #povertyGodpolitics, @GoodFood4All, #VirginiaTheologicalSeminary
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