calendar October 16, 2008 in News

Bishop Hanson’s pastoral letter on election

"Let us maintain a level of discourse worthy of this important moment in our nation’s history and the pressing issues demanding our attention," ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson writes in a pastoral letter to the church in the 2008 Presidential Election.

"With the current financial crisis sweeping the United States and the world, it is too easy to forget those who are most vulnerable, people who live in poverty here at home and abroad," the bishop writes. "Instead of personal attacks, I appeal to the McCain and Obama campaigns and related message groups to bear in mind and recall for all of us the situations of our sisters and brothers who will suffer the most from our current economic turmoil."

• Read Bishop Hanson’s letter on the ELCA website

• Download "Called to be a Public Church" the ELCA guide to civic participation in the election process.