| The
Bible speaks about poverty: Matthew 5:3-12
– 3 "Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed are those
who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 "Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth. 6 "Blessed are those who hunger
and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 "Blessed
are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 8 "Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 "Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10 "Blessed
are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 "Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and
utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice
and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the
prophets who were before you.
Poverty datebook for today:
New Hampshire Council of Churches' legislative update
is published weekly to religious leaders, organizations, coalitions, and networks and
action alerts during state legislative session; special emphasis on housing and
homelessness; domestic violence. E-mail churchesnh@aol.com
Good works that 'work':
The
National Priorities Project is a Web-based non-profit service that helps the
public understand and shape the federal budget to meet community needs. It
provides analysis of critical budget issues, state and local data, and tools for local
action. The NPP website includes data for all 50 states on topics such as Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families, Child Poverty Rates and Head Start -- and other topics
ranging from nuclear missiles to the environment. NPP also publishes the Grassroots
Factbook series several times a year, providing regular updates on the impact of
current spending proposals and debate on our nation's states and cities. Its Congressional
District (CD) Profiles Database, operational later this year, will be fully
interactive and designed to provide the user with a CD Profile that includes basic
demographic data, in-depth information on unmet social needs, the amount of household
income that goes from a community to various programs, how much comes back. |
Poverty
by the numbers: 
One poor family in seven lives in housing which is severely physically inadequate, such as
having no hot water, no electricity, no toilet, or neither a bathtub nor a shower. (Habitat for Humanity)
Preaching about poverty:
"Let It Be Your Privilege to Have No Privilege." The Rev. V. Paul Ojibway, S.A., a member
of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, and Campus Minister, St. Mary's College of
California, Moraga, Calif. |
