Rev. Jim Wallis

A Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget A public procession and vigil led by clergy and congregants, religious and lay leaders at the U.S. Capitol before a key Senate vote on a reconciliation package that…

🕊️ Join us live from the U.S. Capitol for the Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget. Faith leaders and community members are lifting their voices to defend programs that serve the poor, sick, and hungry. 1030am ET

📺 Watch the livestream: vimeo.com/event/5189017
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Faith Leaders Hold Moral Budget Vigil, Urge Senators to Reject SNAP and Medicaid Cuts Hundreds of faith leaders representing millions of American Christians and other religious traditions will gather near the U.S. Capitol next Tuesday, June 10, to urge Senators to reject cuts to progra...

Hundreds of faith leaders representing millions of American Christians and other religious traditions will gather near the U.S. Capitol next Tuesday, June 10, to urge Senators to reject cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP proposed in the GOP budget bill. @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social

I hope you can join us at the Capitol next Tuesday. But if you can't, please consider signing this petition that will be delivered to Senators

A Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget From Fear to Courage, From the Upper Room to the Streets Before Pentecost, Jesus' disciples hid in fear. After Pentecost, filled with the Holy Spirit, they boldly stepped into the streets for public ...

Before Pentecost, the disciples hid in fear. After, they took to the streets. On June 10, people of faith will gather at the U.S. Capitol for a #PentecostWitness to defend a #MoralBudget. Join us to stand with the poor, sick, & hungry.

Register: tinyurl.com/3cxmt5ar

“These aren’t just budget numbers—this is a moral choice.” @revjimwallis.bsky.social & @brendanvduke.bsky.social of @centeronbudget.bsky.social break down how $1.1 trillion is being shifted from the poor to the rich, and why faith traditions call us to do better. Listen & share.

That an American Cardinal from Chicago, but with deep international experience, Robert Prevost, took the name Leo XIV, the world may now see the consequences of his following Leo XIII who set the foundations of modern Catholic Social Teaching, and called the "father of social justice."

Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget Liturgy and legislation don’t often align– nor should they. But this June, they will.

We are inviting you to join us at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 10th, to stand up against these harmful budget cuts. We want to show that Christians, across all of our traditions, are against these callous cuts to the most vulnerable and marginalized.

The Christian Divide The latest PPRI report- Democracy at a Crossroads: How Americans View Trump’s First 100 Days in Office

Listen to my latest podcast with @robertpjones.bsky.social of @prripoll.bsky.social on their latest report. You'll be shocked by the results to the question: "Is President Trump … a dangerous dictator who should be limited before he destroys American democracy?”

This made Francis a wonderful exception to many church leaders.

Pope Francis was known for the same things as Jesus was: his deepest love for the poor and vulnerable, his warmest welcome to migrants, his consistent visits with prisoners, his bold confrontations of the rich and powerful, his faithfulness in calling for an end to war and violence.

“Tonight, we lift up our prayers — not just for the outcome of a lawsuit, but also for the families directly impacted by these injustices...Justice for us is not an ideal — it’s our sacred obligation.”

I'm so grateful for the prophetic witness of @booker.senate.gov and @coons.senate.gov on the Senate floor.

When a dictator is trying to taken over, you shouldn’t just endlessly worry about things you can’t control. Just stand and speak up where you can.

Christians believe human fallibility too great to allow unchecked power for our leaders (RNS) — If the political realm will not stand up to the autocratic pretensions of the current president, it falls to people of faith to take nonviolent action.

Authoritarianism is not only a political issue, it’s a theological one. The human capacity for evil is too great to allow individuals to have too much unchecked political power.

Sensitive Locations, Sacred Spaces Prayer Vigil

Join us for an interfaith prayer vigil on the eve of our historic lawsuit against DHS’s rescission of the sensitive locations memo. 📅 Thu., April 3 🕡 6:30pm 📍 National City Christian Church, DC. Stand with us in faith and solidarity. tinyurl.com/mr3xdv58

If the dangerous and incompetent war time secrets debacle with Cabinet members--accidentally including a journalist--does not get the serious attention of Republicans, we must ask what will? Is this a final sign that a whole political party has been taken over by one man and his MAGA vision?

In the long string now of federal court cases that are raising constitutional questions about Trump/Musk mass firings without legislative approval or due process. and illegal deportations: when will a judge issue a contempt of court sanction against Donald Trump?

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When DOGE takes over the Congressionally funded Institute of Peace, with armed men with guns, we have reached another level.

Over 100 Christian leaders denounce Trump cuts to foreign aid, mass deportations A group of over 100 Christian pastors and social justice activists have signed an open letter denouncing the Trump administration s cuts to welfare programs, foreign aid and large-scale deportations

"If people read this and think it's political and especially if they feel like it directly confronts their own politics — then they need to reexamine their politics."
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The Jim Wallis Podcast - Center on Faith +Justice The Jim Wallis Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast produced by Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice. With more than 15,000 dedicated listeners, The Jim Wallis Podcast is hosted by Rev. Jim W...

Humanitarian Rev. Tim Costello was in Africa when Trump froze USAID funds: Doctors in tears, medications wiped out. Hear him on the Jim Wallis Podcast “The clinicians we talked to were in despair saying, “This is a death sentence for many of these women.’”

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Trump has paused the delivery of all military aid to Ukraine, while starting process of ending sanctions against Russia. Trump’s America has switched sides in the world; and Americans must say no.

Take time on Wednesday to join us to discuss what we can learn from the legacy of Bloody Sunday and what it means for us now in this moment of rising autocracy and authoritarianism.

At a church meeting tonight, a dear friend told me he just bought a Ukrainian flag to hang outside his home. An amazing idea that I now want to plead with everyone who can hear me to do, and share with everyone who hears them

The way Zelenskyy stood up to Vance and Trump, with calm truth telling, will become a model for the rest of us.

Imperial President Being an ultimate dictator is who Donald Trump has always been.

Donald Trump wants to be an imperial president. This is not the first time that American presidents have acted in imperial ways. But in most cases they have been called mistakes, overreaches, or just wrong– either contemporaneously or retrospectively.

Boycotts accompany prayer as faith leaders prepare for a Lent of protest (RNS) — The Rev. Jamal Bryant said he hopes 100,000 ‘conscientious Christians’ will have signed up by March 5 to mark the ‘season of denial’ by fasting from shopping at Target.

The @revjimwallis.bsky.social, director of the @faithandjustice.bsky.social, said he supports the “powerful and symbolic” boycott efforts led by Black churches and he hopes to encourage a broad participation in them among faith leaders of different racial and ethnic groups
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We have great battles in Congress ahead about government spending. Therefore, it is time to ask which House and Senate members are willing to make defending Medicaid and SNAP for low income people and families a moral issue, and for those who call themselves followers of Jesus- a faith issue.

After the Republican bill passed last night, Medicaid and Snap--health and food for the poor--seem about to be slashed. That will devastate the very people Jesus taught us to protect. Expect an escalation of faith in response.