Tuesday, September 30, 2008

FAITH LEADERS SAY THAT ANTI-POVERTY PLANS MUST NOT BE CURTAILED

From Ecumenical News International:
The global financial crisis should not derail progress that has been made on fighting poverty worldwide, religious leaders have said, adding that the current financial market turmoil makes attempts to tackle deprivation all the more urgent. "When the powers that be declare there is an emergency, there is mobilisation," said the Rev. David Beckmann, president of the Washington-based anti-hunger group Bread for the World. In an interview with Ecumenical News International, Beckmann noted that as he spoke the U.S. Congress was debating a financial bailout for Wall Street financial institutions of nearly US$700 billion, while "religious communities have been working with pennies for decades" against hunger and poverty.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great blog. Thanks for mentioning David Beckmann's recent quote. Bread for the World is blogging over at www.breadblog.org. Stop by and leave a comment! Thanks for the post.

Abundancetrek said...

I will!