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February 18th, 2009

One Nation: Religion & Politics
The Poverty Forum: Proposed Solutions and Policy Suggestions

On February 17, a group of Christian leaders from across the political and ideological spectrum made public their recommendations for how to reduce domestic poverty. Watch Sojourners president Jim Wallis, Bethel New Life founder Mary Nelson, and Clapham Group principal Mark Rodgers describe what they think makes this effort different, how the lives of the people they serve can inform public policy, and why President Obama may have an opportunity to reach out to some evangelicals still interested in compassionate conservatism.

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save for pax christi

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I fear that money is not the solution since money is the why we are in poverty. Man has put a curse on himself when it comes to the monetary system. We need to rebuild free enterprise for basic needs of life and not charge the people for the basic needs of life but to create a free enterprise for our basic needs the rest..will follow.

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