Denominational agency efforts and reports re: economic/budget issues affecting our economy are few on the front pages of the denominations’ websites. (This post was originally published on Sep. 29, and I am re-posting it today to check on who may or may not have made progress on this front, now that the OWS movment has garnered at least some popularity, especially among the politically progressive)
From Sep. 29, 2011: I have seen exactly TWO (both UMC) so far in a month of watching this. (Don’t know if I missed any, but given what kind of nformation is onthe front page of most denominational websites, I doubt that things dealing with #occupyWallStreet and its various themes would make their way in to the “Face†put forth in this or that denominaiton’s home page.
- United Methodist Church
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
- The United Church of Christ |
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Mennonite USA
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Catholic Social Services
- American Baptist Churches USA
- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
- Southern Baptist Convention (should I bother? More likely opposition to those speaking up)
- Episcopal Church USA
- Friends General Conference (Quakers)
- Church of the Brethren
- Blevins, Jordan, advocacy officer & ecumenical peace coordinator, Church of the Brethren and National Council of Churches
- National Council of Churches
Religious leaders arrested in Capitol in budget justice protest
