Rev. Wallis says financial bill gives stronger voice to Main Street by Sheldon Good Sojourners 7-15-2010
As the U.S. Senate passed the conference committee report on the financial regulatory reform bill today, Rev. Jim Wallis – an evangelical leader, author of Rediscovering Values, and president of Sojourners (the largest network of social justice Christians in the United States) – praised the new law, saying...
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Rev. Wallis calls new financial reform bill 'a historic accomplishment' by Sheldon Good Sojourners 5-21-2010
After the U.S. Senate passed its financial regulatory reform bill, Rev. Jim Wallis – an evangelical leader, author of Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street and president of Sojourners (the largest network of social justice Christians in the United States) – said in a statement today that though “the legislation still contains some weaknesses … it is nonetheless a historic accomplishment.”
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Glenn Beck says government uses churches; Rev. Wallis says God uses churches by Sheldon Good Sojourners 5-20-2010
Rev. Jim Wallis – an evangelical leader, author of Rediscovering Values and president of Sojourners (the largest network of social justice Christians in the United States) – is responding to Glenn Beck’s claim that “churches are being used by progressives to help bring about the fundamental transformation of America.” Rev. Wallis responded in a statement today by saying, “It is actually the other way around – the faith community is pushing the government, rather than the government using us.”
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Sojourners magazine receives top honors for second consecutive year by Sheldon Good Sojourners 5-11-2010
Sojourners magazine, a monthly publication that addresses issues of faith, politics, and culture from a biblical perspective, was recognized as the best general interest magazine by two leading religious press organizations for the second straight year.
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Rev. Wallis says churches 'will not comply' with new Arizona law by Sheldon Good Sojourners 4-23-2010
In response to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signing Senate Bill 1070, Rev. Jim Wallis – a progressive evangelical leader, author of Rediscovering Values and president of Sojourners (the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States) – called the new law in Arizona a “social sin.” Rev. Wallis also said in a statement that the “radical new measure, which crosses many moral and legal lines, is a clear demonstration of the fundamental mistake of separating enforcement from comprehensive immigration reform.”
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Diverse group of faith leaders, Christians sign civility covenant by Sheldon Good Sojourners 4-12-2010
More than 100 of the nation’s faith leaders – ranging from individuals from the Southern Baptist Convention to the United Church of Christ – have come together to say that enough is enough and call for a commitment to better civil discourse on issues that often result in partisan divide. The covenant comes amid recent divisions during the healthcare debate, as Members of Congress have engaged in bipartisan attacks and even come under death threats. Rev. Jim Wallis – president of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States – is available to talk about why now, more than ever, politicians need to emulate this new civil tone from the faith community, as the nation heads into debates around financial regulation, climate change, and immigration reform.
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Diverse group of faith leaders release civility covenant by Sheldon Good Sojourners 3-25-2010
For many months, a group of the nation’s faith leaders with varied theological and political beliefs have been praying and discerning how they might contribute to a more civil and moral tone in the nation’s political discourse. Today they are releasing “A Covenant For Civility: Come Let Us Reason Together,” which calls for that better civic discourse. It comes at a time of degenerating national debate on contentious issues, with even Members of Congress voicing serious concern for their security.
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Glenn Beck begins week-long attack on social justice; Rev. Wallis responds by Sheldon Good Sojourners 3-24-2010
Glenn Beck continued his attack on “social justice,” saying it means “forced re-distribution, socialism, and Marxism”; Rev. Jim Wallis invited Beck to a conversation on “social justice,” which he says is “a passion for the gospel and the poor, not for totalitarian government.”
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Religious Leaders Respond to WH Mtg on Immigration by Jason Gedeik Sojourners 3-22-2010
A high-level delegation of national religious leaders today met with senior White House officials to push for immigration reform to be moved forward in Congress. This follows yesterday’s massive mobilization where over 100K people marched on Washington to demonstrate strong support for immigration reform. A list of the faith leaders who attended the meeting is below and all are available for interviews to discuss the White House response.
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Jim Wallis Urges Christians To Stop Watching Glenn Beck by Sheldon Good Sojourners 3-11-2010
Rev. Jim Wallis – a progressive evangelical leader, author of Rediscovering Values and president of Sojourners (the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States) – is urging Christians to stop watching Glenn Beck.
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Wallis Helps Lead World Economic Forum Participants to Address Ethics and Values by Sheldon Good Sojourners 1-29-2010
Rev. Jim Wallis is in Davos, Switzerland this week providing leadership to the ethics and values pillar, one of six pillars, at the World Economic Forum.
According to recent survey findings released by the World Economic Forum and Georgetown University, two-thirds of the 130,000 respondents, from ten countries, including the United States, believe that the current economic crisis is also a crisis of ethics and values. In response, the World Economic Forum has placed corporate ethics and personal values as one of the six core pillars of this week’s conference.
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Wallis Continues Media Blitz to Tackle Wall Street by Sheldon Good Sojourners 1-22-2010
Rev. Jim Wallis, president and founder of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the nation, and bestselling author, launches groundbreaking new book, “Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street and Your Street,” and has embarked on a nationwide media and publicity tour, with stops on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and PBS’s The Tavis Smiley Show.
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Wallis Takes On Wall Street, Challenges Main Street And Offers Hope On 'Your Street' by Sheldon Good Sojourners 1-06-2010
Reverend Jim Wallis, President and founder of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the nation, and bestselling author, launches groundbreaking new book, “Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street and Your Street,” embarks on nationwide media and publicity tour, opens new year with provocative column in Sunday’s Washington Post Outlook .
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Sojourners Launches Campaign: "Finding Our Way In The New Economy" by Tim King Sojourners 12-11-2009
Sojourners, this week, launched “Finding Our Way in the New Economy”. This nationwide campaign, to educate the public about the need for a moral recovery as well as a financial recovery, provides resources, tools and reflections for understanding the impact on families, communities and society when a market-based economy is greed-driven instead of morally based. The resources, tools and reflections will focus on the following issues:
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Sojourners Magazine Earns Two Eddie Awards from FOLIO 2009 by Tim King Sojourners 12-10-2009
Sojourners magazine, a monthly publication that addresses issues of faith, politics, and culture from a biblical perspective, received two prestigious 2009 Silver Eddie Awards from industry-leader FOLIO: magazine. The Eddie Awards recognize excellence in magazine editorial and design and are presented by FOLIO, the leading publication for magazine professionals. Sojourners magazine won silver in the Consumer, Religious/Spiritual category for a full issue and silver in the “single article” for the same category. These highly esteemed awards come on the heels of earning 25 honors from the Associated Church Press and the Evangelical Press Association this past spring.
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Leaders Call for Immigration Reform on One Year Anniversary of Postville Immigration Raid by Jason Gedeik 5-12-2009
Postville, IA—Today, one day before the one-year anniversary of the devastating Postville immigration raid, faith and labor leaders hosted a press call to highlight the need for immigration reform. Leaders discussed the long term effects immigration raids have had on their communities and announced over 40 vigils and services taking place nationwide in commemoration of the May 12th, 2008 Postville raid. Events around the country will feature ringing of church bells and calls for worker justice, family unity and just and humane immigration reform.
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Broad Faith & Anti-Poverty Coalition Launches “Mobilization to End Poverty” by Jason Gedeik Sojourners 4-26-2009
On April 26-29, 2009, a broad and diverse coalition of over 60 faith-based organizations, churches and domestic and global anti-poverty groups will convene The Mobilization to End Poverty– a three-day conference that will equip the faith community to combat the growing domestic and global poverty crisis that is being exacerbated by the world's economic instability. The Mobilization to End Poverty will assemble a constituency capable of generating radical change and bold leadership from both the Church and our government.
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Christian Leaders Encouraged By President Obama’s Commitment to Immigration Reform Sojourners 4-09-2009
Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, a national coalition of Christian organizations, churches, and leaders from across the theological and political spectrum united in support of comprehensive immigration reform, issued the following statement in response to signals from the White House that President Obama will push immigration reform this year:
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Diverse Anti-Poverty & Faith Coalition Calls On Congress to Preserve Budget Priorities Addressing Low-Income & Poor Families by Jason Gedeik Sojourners 4-01-2009
During a teleconference on Wednesday, April 1st, leaders from Congress, religious denominations, policy institutes and anti-poverty non-profits announced a new initiative to combat the growing domestic and global poverty crisis that is being exacerbated by the world’s economic instability. This initiative, called The Mobilization to End Poverty, represents one of the largest and most diverse anti-poverty coalitions that will convene over one thousand faith leaders and activists in Washington, DC this April 26-29. The coalition will advocate with Congress to preserve priorities within the President’s budget that assist low-income and poor communities with an emphasis on health care, energy, and education. This group will also call upon the President to affirm his previous commitments to reduce domestic poverty by half in ten years and implement the Millennium Development Goals intended to cut extreme global poverty in half by 2015.
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