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David Beckmann
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Give money to Democrats - for God's sake
I’ve worked in a bipartisan way all my life. But Trumpism now dominates the Republican Party, and congressional Republicans have...
David Beckmann
Feb 21, 20222 min read
A New Community
I was recently appointed Dean’s Advisor for Political and Economic Justice at Virginia Theological Seminary. This is a three-year...
David Beckmann
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Seven Effective Ways to Connect Faith to the Politics of Poverty
The Poverty, God, Politics videos that I’m releasing this fall focus on effective ways to connect faith to the politics of poverty. They...
David Beckmann
May 23, 20214 min read
How Can It Be That Most White Christians - and 80% of White Evangelicals - Voted for Trump?
Galen Carey, Vice President of the National Association of Evangelicals, explains the Evangelical movement, its ministries among people...
David Beckmann
Apr 25, 20213 min read
The Black Church Builds Electoral Power
African Americans turned out to vote in 2020 and tipped the results of the election in several swing states. They now have influence and...
David Beckmann
Apr 18, 20213 min read
Learning from the Biden-Harris Campaign of 2020
The webcast we’re releasing today features Josh Dickson, who was National Faith Engagement Director for the Biden-Harris campaign. Josh...
David Beckmann
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Biden and Economic Opportunity for All
U.S. policies have shifted more to the benefit of poor and near-poor people in President Biden’s first month than in any month in the...
David Beckmann
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Advocacy and Prayer in Trump's Last Days
Donald Trump consistently does what’s in his self-interest. We’ve come to know him and must expect that he will do everything he can to...
David Beckmann
Dec 10, 20203 min read
One Win and Two Challenges
The nation is exhausted by COVID and now more deeply divided by President Trump’s shameless challenge to the election results. But in the...
David Beckmann
Nov 13, 20203 min read
Pray for President Elect Biden
I am grateful for the leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in the early days of this dangerous post-election...
David Beckmann
Oct 26, 20203 min read
Three Biblical Reasons to Support Biden and the Democrats in this Election
For many years I worked in a bipartisan way to pass legislation to reduce hunger. But I’m no longer the primary spokesperson for Bread...
David Beckmann
Oct 5, 20202 min read
Biden’s Anti-Poverty Strategy
Vice President Biden has charted a course to put us on track toward ending poverty in America. A diverse array of church leaders have...
Rev. David Beckmann
Sep 28, 20203 min read
We Had Given Up Hope
Advocates on hunger and poverty issues won a surprising victory last week - a major allocation of funding for nutrition assistance. The...
Rev. David Beckmann
Aug 29, 20202 min read
Believers for Biden
Tomorrow, Sunday, August 30th, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Biden-Harris campaign will launch Believers for Biden, its program of...
Rev. David Beckmann
Aug 14, 20204 min read
I Fervently Support Joe Biden for President
For the last 30 years, I have worked with administrations, members of Congress, and citizens in both parties to secure help and...
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