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At the Policy Table:
Religion and the U.S. Farm Bill by Robert D. Francis
(Article from Winter 2007 issue of
Geez Magazine)
Farm Bill Reforms Fail in the Senate
"Congress pardons
corporate-farm turkeys" Op/Ed by Lutheran Pastor C. Douglas
Smith (Nov. 22, 2007)
ELCA
Joins Other Faith Groups Supporting Senate Farm Bill Amendments
(Nov. 8, 2007)
Roll Call Ad (Nov. 6,
2007)
Roll Call Ad (Oct. 30,
2007)
Religious Working Group
on the Farm Bill Press Release (Oct. 24, 2007)
"A Fair Harvest": Farm Bill Postcard
Campaign
Faith Farm Teams
Farm Bill Bulletin Insert
Presiding Bishop Talks
About the Farm Bill
During his report to the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly on Aug.
8, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson spoke about a Farm Bill "that bridges
the needs of U.S. Farmers, as well as farmers in other
countries, the needs of rural communities as well as those that
are hungry, and the stewardship of creation."
Listen (MP3 - 1.1 Mb)
(08.09.07)
ELCA,
Other Faith Groups Urge Farm Bill Reform to Help Farmers in Need
->See
the Roll Call ad
(07.26.07)
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Introduction
“Agriculture is basic to the survival and security of people
throughout the world. Through the calling of agriculture, farmers
produce the grain for our daily bread and the rest of our food
supply.”
Sufficient, Sustainable Livelihood for All (1999)
“Sufficiency urges us to care for arable land so that sufficient
food and fiber continue to be available to meet human needs. We
affirm, therefore, the many stewards of the land who have been and
are conserving the good earth that the Lord has given us.”
Caring for Creation (1993)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has a history
of working for agricultural policy that supports farms and farmers,
helps rural communities, protects the earth from environmental
degradation, and ensures an abundant supply of food for all. Our
church policies, as outlined in the ELCA's social statements, compel
us to work for an end to hunger, both in the United States and
around the globe; to protect God’s creation; and to support the
livelihood of farmers and rural communities.
The U.S. Congress will act in 2007 to draft and pass a new Farm
Bill that will govern food and agricultural policy for years to
come. The Farm Bill establishes a broad range of federal hunger,
farm and conservation programs and is the basis for millions of
dollars in annual funding for programs as diverse as Food Stamps,
the Conservation Reserve Program, and farm commodity payments.
Learn More
Farm
Bill Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Farm Bill?
- What are subsidies and commodities?
- What solutions does the Farm Bill offer
in addressing hunger in this country?
- How does the Farm Bill address
conservation and protection of land?
- How does U.S. farm policy impact farmers
at home and around the globe?
- What progress has the Farm Bill made in
building a stronger rural America?
- What voice does the Lutheran church lend
to discussion and debate about the Farm Bill?
"The ELCA and the Farm Bill" Brochure
(text) (pdf
)
Hunger and the Farm
Bill Fact Sheet (text) (pdf
)
Religious Working Group on the
Farm Bill Statement of Principles
Get Involved
Join Faith Farm Teams
Join the ELCA Farm Bill
online discussion on LutherLink
(If you are not yet a member of LutherLink, you can
register here.)
Take the Food Stamp
Challenge!
June 2007
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