Most of what is happening in Washington, D.C. is a far cry from justice and righteousness as revealed in the Bible and in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

What did Jesus say about poverty? Today's news is full of speculation and debate about the national debt, taxes and potential cuts to vital programs t...

An easy temptation is to feel overwhelmed by poverty's pain and persistence. Yet thousands -- millions -- of people are fighting for solutions, wasting no time on the indulgence of defeatism.

Biblical Justice is more than a private virtue or moral platitude. Justice is a commitment to care for those who are powerless, to speak for those who lack a voice.

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service Balancing the federal budget at the expense of the poor would be un-Christian, evangelical leaders warned C...

We all need to be reminded in the midst of what can become budget-frenzy that budgets are moral documents, and that the love of money can cause people to do all sorts of evil things.

Let's hope the politicians who claim to follow the Christ who carried good news for the poor will ask this little question as the debate goes on.

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Religion News Service (RNS) Get ready for more undernourished infants, dangerously cold homes and disease-stricken communitie...