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Circle of Protection Leaders on Candidate Videos, Poverty Figures

View the story "Circle of Protection Releases Candidate Videos" on StorifyCircle of Protection Releases Candidate VideosOn Sept. 12, Circle of Protection released exclusive videos of President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney talking, on the record, about hunger and poverty. COP leaders discussed the candidate statements at a National Press Club press conference. Watch the videos at www.bread.org/electionsStorified by Sarah Godfrey · Thu, Sep 13 2012 11:50:21Just released videos w/ @MittRomney and @BarackObama talking about hunger and poverty. http://bit.ly/NZErwT#circleofprotectionDavid BeckmannDavid BeckmannEric BondRT @Sojourners: #COP2012 @DavidBeckman "We've decided we won't be commenting on these videos, just presenting them. That's not our job. ...David Beckmann.@williamsskinner "God cares about all his people, rich or poor...but we have a special concern for those at the bottom." #poverty #COP2012SojournersDr. Barbara Williams-SkinnerEric BondThe videos were released on the same day as new U.S. Census Bureau statistics revealing that 15 percent of Americans--including 1 in 5 children--lived in poverty in 2011.
The nation received a Matthew:25 report card & it was very bad-Dr. Barbara Williams Skinner. # election2012 #cop2012Racine HamiltonRev. Salguero: "7 mill Hispanic Evangelicals think hunger & poverty is a high moral issue " #election2012 #cop2012 http://ow.ly/dF3NPRacine HamiltonRev. Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition and Bread for the World board memberEric BondHaving watched the conventions, poverty was not on the agenda. That changes today. #COP2012 #Election2012 #TalkPoverty #FaithfulBudgetEnd Poverty with NCC.@williamsskinner: "No Christian should vote until they see these videos." #COP2012 #povertySojournersRT @Sojourners: .@JimWallis "Our unity made the candidates respond." #poverty #COP2012 @BarackObama @MittRomneyeditchickJim Wallis, president and CEO, SojournersEric BondRT @sojourners: .@jimwallis "FINALLY< we have a common ground political issue." #poverty #COP2012 // Yes hunger is not red or blue!Bread for the World.@JimWallis "Matthew 25 does not say "so you have done to the "middle class." #poverty #COP2012SojournersGabe Salguero "Poverty was not on the agenda at the conventions. Poverty is a moral, scriptural imperative." #poverty #COP2012Sojourners@davidbeckmann: "It's a responsibility for ppl of faith to be active in the election process" http://ow.ly/dF5RR #election2012 #cop2012Racine Hamilton.@DavidBeckman: "Most of us are churches, we're 501c3s, we can't raise money, but we can insist that God loves everyone." #poverty #COP2012Sojournerscongrats to @bread4theworld on #CoP2012 - we need collaboration from everyone to reach #zerohunger! Thanks #circleofprotection!ZeroHunger Challenge#COP2012 Proverbs 29:7; "The righteous are concerned for the rights of the poor." #Election2012 finally #TalkPoverty http://bit.ly/SARbvxEnd Poverty with NCCA great day for #faith & anti-hunger advocacy! Thanks to all our partners in the #circleofprotection for the teamwork to #endhunger #CoP2012Bread for the World

Watch the candidate videos and learn more about the Circle of Protection here.

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Posted by Bread on September 13, 2012 in Hunger and the U.S. Budget, Poverty, U.S. Hunger / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)

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