Wisconsin religious leaders respond to the state budget repair bill.
Judicatory Responses
+ Catholic Archbishop Jerome Listecki’s Statement
+ United Methodist Bishop Linda Lee’s Statement
+ ELCA Bishops of Wisconsin Statement – February, 2011
+ ELCA Bishop Bruce Burnside’s Statement
+ John Knox Presbytery Statement
+ Milwaukee Presbytery Statement
+ UCC Wisconsin Conference David Moyer’s Statement
+ Episcopal Bishop Steven Miller’s Statement
+ Episcopal Bishop Ed Leidel’s Statement
+ American Baptist Executive Minister Arlo Reichter’s Statement
+ Society of Friends
+ Wisconsin Annual Conference, UMC, Press Release
Media
+ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on the faith community’s response
+ Religious Leaders Step Up to Defend Workers
+ Finding Faith with Wisconsin’s Pro-worker Protesters
+ Jews Joining Union Showdown in Wisconsin Over Governor’s Proposal
+ When the Governor Won’t Lead, Can Faith Communities?
Faith Group Statements
+ What Faith Groups Say About the Right to Organize
+ Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
+ Statement from First Unitarian Society, Madison, WI
+ Franciscan Action Network
+ Wisconsin Catholic Sisters Support the Rights of Workers
+ Milwaukee Archdiocese Priests Alliance
+ Unitarian Universalist Clergy Statement
+ The Rev. Dr. Stacy Johnson Myers Statement
Prayers
Sermons
+ Higher Ground – Sermon by the Rev. Jeff Wild, Madison Christian Community
+ A Labor Day Sermon – the Rev. Dianne O’Connell
+ Power and Peace – Sermon by the Rev. Linda Kuhn
+ Sermon by the Rev. Leah Lonsbury – Memorial UCC, Fitchburg
+ Sermon by the Rev. Nick Utphall, Saint Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Monona
+ Sermon by the Rev. Thomas Payden, First Congregational UCC, South Milwaukee
Blogs
+ Crisis at the Capitol: Seeking Justice as a Spiritual Practice by the Rev. David Couper
+ People of Faith United in Wisconsin – Sojourners Blog by the Rev. Phil Haslanger
Advocacy Day – People of Faith United for Justice
+ YouTube video of 400 people of faith marching to the capitol to meet with legislators
Other Advocacy Day Event Resources
See our 2011 Advocacy Day – People of Faith United for Justice page.
