Direct Anger at Poverty, Not the Poor

Screenshot from Senator Raphael Warnock’s speech delivered on November 18, 2025, at the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice, livestreamed on YouTube.

In a November speech delivered at the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice, Senator Raphael Warnock said, “...we are living in a moment where too many Christians are angry with poor people rather than being angry at poverty.”

He is right. God’s vision for humanity is rooted in compassion and forgiveness. Poverty—a human-made injustice—distorts that vision. When we direct anger toward those who struggle instead of toward the systems that keep people down, we stray from the gospel’s call to love our neighbors.

I deeply admire Sen. Warnock and am grateful that ending po

verty is one of his core issues. I support his work financially because building up leaders who align with our values is one way to strengthen our democracy and revive progress against poverty. The midterms are less than a year away, and all of us will have opportunities to participate—through voting, volunteering, and giving financially—to help shape a government that prioritizes the common good.

Watch the full speech on the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice YouTube channel — it’s well worth your time.