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In the News: Tour de Revs Raise $ and Hunger Awareness

Head-turning hunger awareness riders cruise past the Capitol. When the Tour de Revs hit town, some news sources caught the excitement. Covering 13,000 miles on a custom-made three-seater bamboo bike, the Lutheran pastors from West Virginia stopped...
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Public Positions of ELCA Faith Community with Md. Story-Lines

Three issues of importance to the public positions of our ELCA faith community will continue to generate news, debate, and policy actions through the summer and fall.  Several have Maryland story-lines.   The first is continuing economic deterioration. Those of...
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2009 General Assembly Session Report from ELCA Advocacy in Maryland (updated) Death Penalty- A repeal bill was amended into an evidence bill for the death penalty, slightly restricting the universe of cases eligible for capital sentences. While this bill may...
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Update on Priorities for Week of 3/23/09

TO: the LOPP/MD listserv An unusual number of recipients of these alerts e-mailed me last week as two stories broke about death penalty repeal. One was the story from New Mexico where the legislature passed, and the governor signed, repeal...
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In the news: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Woodbridge

The evening news on NBC4 TV aired a report about a community outreach event hosted by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Woodbridge, Virginia, on March 19, 2009. The congregation hosted "People Helping People," a job fair connecting employers and community members and offering tips...
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In the News: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Gaithersburg

Just before Easter, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland was mentioned in "Area Churches Join Lenten Trend: Cutting Out Carbons" by Emily Langer in the Washington Post (3/14/09). The Rev. Sarah Scherschigt discussed the Lenten custom of fasting and...
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