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Region 1 Bishops urge Congressional leaders to pass Farm Bill
Last month, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's six Bishops in Region 1—Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee of Northwest Washington Synod, Bishop Rick Jaech of Southwestern Washington Synod, Bishop Meggan Manlove of Northwest Intermountain Synod, Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar of Oregon Synod, Bishop Laurie Jungling of Montana Synod, and Bishop [...]
Interfaith Harmony Week reflections at Interfaith Advocacy Day 2024
Interfaith Harmony Week reflections at Interfaith Advocacy Day 2024 By Dr Jasmit Singh, FAN Board Member, from Khalsa Gurmat Center My friends, brothers and sisters, We gather here today, not bound by the walls of any one faith, but by the shared hope for a better world. We come [...]
Standing together against antisemitism and Islamophobia
Dear Friends of Faith and Conscience, As FAN is in the final days of preparation for our Annual Dinner, United in Hope, we are sorrowful that rising hate speech and action targeting individuals and institutions based on their religious faith is increasing fear in our Jewish and Muslim faith communities. While [...]
Justice for Newly Arrived Migrants Seeking Asylum
Testimony given by ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow Tomo Duke at a King County budget hearing 10/25/2023, addressing the crisis of 300+ newly arrived immigrants from Angola and Venezuela, seeking asylum while living in tents and on the church floor at Riverton Park United Methodist Church, Tukwila, WA. Multifaith communities [...]
Solidarity is Our Spiritual Power
FAN gives thanks for our partnership with Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church as an Advocating Faith Community in our network.Executive Director Elise DeGooyer was delighted to join the congregation this month to share a message about living into Solidarity as Our Spiritual Power.
Moving from Prayer to Policies: Challenge 2.0 Faith in Action
FAN was honored to be part of a conversation early in the legislative session that was recently released. While some policies mentioned have received favorable votes, others are not moving forward this 2023 session, yet the foundations for why we choose to work on various policies are discussed. We [...]
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