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The staffs of the Southeastern Pennsylvania and Lower Susquehanna Synods made a public commitment to vote in 2014! Churches have a unique role to play at election time. With all...
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LAMPa has identified four advocacy opportunities for congregations to engage in during God’s Work. Our Hands. Day of Service. Each come with background materials and ideas and ideas for action....
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LAMPa coordinated the faith community voice at the Environmental Protection Agency public comment sessions in Pittsburgh on July 31 on new regulations to require carbon-pollution controls at existing coal-fired power...
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“We are called to act with justice, We are called to love tenderly, We are called to serve one another, To walk humbly with God.” David Haas, “We Are Called”,...
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2014 Synod Assemblies in Pennsylvania passed resolutions on Employment Non-Discrimination, Fracking and the Dream Act. SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD The Pennsylvania Dream Act – This memorial commends Senator Lloyd Smucker (R-Lancaster)...
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Your advocacy is working and members of the General Assembly are catching on: Investing in the housing market is good for the Commonwealth. It creates jobs and encourages community revitalization...
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The Lower Susquehanna Synod Assembly invited over 700 leaders and voting members to gather around the theme of “Feeding the Hungry”. The Assembly was preceded by a 12-hours meal packing...
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LAMPa is looking for Lutherans to weigh in on behalf of the approximately 1.5 million Pennsylvanians living in poverty. Following the release of Beyond Poverty, the House Majority Policy Committee...
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Over the last three years payday lenders have attempted to legalize their predatory products in Pennsylvania. Each time they have rechristened the same predatory loan products with names like “short-term...
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Each year, an estimated 6,000 Pennsylvania infants (birth to 3 years old) are homeless. Some are in homeless shelters, some are in temporary housing, or they move from one place...
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