Election day is soon for Americans. Although this is once again a presidential election year, every election and every race are important. Each elected official matters. One of the best…
Read MoreBlog Archives: Injustice
Voting Information Roundup -2024 Edition
Voting Information Websites Roundup – Midterms Edition
Election day is soon for Americans. Every election and every race are important. The midterm elections are especially important as they effect which party controls Congress. Each elected official matters.…
Read MoreOppression is Not Peace
Within the last few days there has been a great deal of information coming out of Iran about the state-sanctioned beating and murder of a woman named Jîna Amini. It…
Read MoreCombating Misinformation in The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
As we all know, within the last few days, Russian president Vladimir Putin has used the Russian military to launch an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Here at Lutheran Peace Fellowship…
Read MoreBeing a White Ally with a Heart for God and the “Other”
By Alice C. McCain It is hard to escape daily news of disrespect and violence aimed at people some consider “Other.” If you have been moved and saddened by hateful…
Read MoreThe Wealth Gap Shown to Scale
We have written before about the unevenness in opportunities and quality of life across America and the world. Most recently in our post on Environmental Health Disparities. But this is…
Read MoreHuman Rights Day – December 10
December 10 is Human Rights Day, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights begins “all human beings are born free and equal in…
Read MoreVoting Information Websites Roundup
The 2020 US Election is especially important. From the presidential election all the way down to local races. One of the best things that we as citizens can do to…
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter Resources
Image from Wikimedia Commons. At LPF we are committed to racial justice. But we recognize that we as an organization have a lot of shortcomings. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in…
Read MoreAllies Needed for Asian Americans Targeted for Violence
ELCA Global Mission describes accompaniment as “walking together in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality.” Filipinos, who were under Spanish rule for 300 years, call this concept pakikisama, “to…
Read More