Episcopal Bishops Join Clergy from Several Denominations in Supporting Moral Mondays Protest

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A Joint Statement by Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and United Methodist Leaders in North Carolina
As you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.
Matthew 25:4
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"As you read this letter, the North Carolina General Assembly is passing bills that will remove 500,000 people from the Medicaid roles leaving them without health insurance; that will remove 170,000 people from unemployment when unemployment rates remain at historically high levels; that threaten to replace the graduated state income tax with a consumption tax that will adversely impact the poorest North Carolinians who will face increased prices on basic goods; that will force college students to return to their often distant homes to vote or cost their parents their $2,500 dependency deduction…. These and many other bills will adversely impact those who can least afford it and therefore demand a fervent response from people of faith! "

Our concern about the legislative actions cited by Rev. Dr. Sadler is not an act of political partisanship. Rather it is a matter of faith with respect to our understanding of the biblical teachings and imperatives to protect the poor, respect the stranger, care for widows and children and love our neighbors (Isaiah 10:1-2, Hebrews 13:2, James 1:27, Matthew 22:39, Galatians 5:14). We recognize and respect other Christian brothers and sisters who may seek to apply these biblical teachings in different ways and through different means.


http://unc-chaplaincy-chapel-hill.test.dionc.org/digital_faith/news/3160060

The letter is certainly worth the read. I can afford to be a bit more snarky than the esteemed Church leaders so I'll just say it. God is not a tea bagger. God does not believe in giving tax cuts to corporations at the expense of education and health care, and God does not watch Fox news so you'll never convince him/her that the flat sales tax isn't regressive.

[Ilsa]

1. That Civitas website claimed

It was about Demicratic and left-leaning groups' greed. Their claims made me want to puke. I wish could crash their servers or something, since they tried intimidation tactics earlier, putting up names and faces of people arrested while protesting.

Thank goodness the churches have taken a stand against greed and those who subvert democracy.

[okaawhatever]

2. If you have twitter let me know. We'll be tweet bombing them and get a trending rating all over to

heighten awareness. The stand with texas women tweets have been trending all over the world. Last night we were over Randy Travis hospitalized in number in the city of Nashville, interesting others in clicking to see what was going on. We also hijacked a thread for the GOP, the results were pretty funny. I'll be posting them here soon.

[Ilsa]

3. I've used it twice, I guess, and don't really

Know much about how to do this stuff. But I'll try! Let me know what to tweet-bomb!