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July/August 2008
Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house? (Isaiah 58:6—7a)
Certainly, the question of hospitality for the stranger is a question for the church, but what about U.S. national policy? The question of U.S. hospitality is the concern of this Washington Report to Presbyterians. Whether the issues concern immigration and family reunification, refugee policy, or the homelessness and affordable housing crisis at home, U.S. policies have much for which to answer when it comes to hospitality.
August 4, 2008
Congress has adjourned for the August recess, and so too will the Witness in Washington Weekly. We will return after Labor Day with coverage of the final weeks of work of the 110th Congress and the 2008 election cycle.
This week’s messages are—
- Congress has adjourned for the August recess, and so too will the Witness in Washington Weekly. We will return after Labor Day with coverage of the final weeks of work of the 110th Congress and the 2008 election cycle.
This week’s messages are:
- Tell Platform Committees & Candidates: Make Holy Land Peace Top Priority
- Let Justice Roll Urges Faith Leaders to Endorse Call for $10 in 2010
- Faith Leaders Applaud U.S. House for Passage of Bill to Protect Kids From Tobacco
- Washington Office Welcomes Annette Greer
- Psalm 9 -- God’s Power and Justice
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