In the US, Christians protest budget cuts
With ashes on their foreheads, sackcloth draped around their necks and the US Capitol as a backdrop, Christians leaders used the words “evil” and “immoral” to describe the federal budget cuts President Trump has proposed and many Republican lawmakers favor. “It is a time for lamentation,” said Rev David Beckmann, explaining the symbols of grief the […]
Mass hunger in the US a “moral scandal”, advocacy group tells Democratic National Convention
Mass hunger in the US is a “moral scandal”, Rev David Beckmann, president of US-based Christian advocacy group, Bread for The World, told the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week. Bread for the World, the only anti-hunger organisation to be invited to speak at the convention, say there are more than 48 million Americans […]