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We Can’t Protect Our Climate Without a Functioning Democracy
By Susan Stephenson, IPL Executive Director As people of faith and conscience, we believe that all human beings have inherent dignity and worth. And therefore all Americans should have equal access to the ballot box. Voting is the very foundation of representative...
Dear Joe Manchin
By Rev. Susan Hendershot There is a Jane Hirshfield poem that includes the line, “Let them not say: they did nothing. We did not-enough.” I want to say to you, Senator Manchin, you did not-enough. Our world is burning, our seas are rising, tornadoes are...
December Washington Report
As December begins, many here in DC are relieved that Congress will not continue an unwanted year-end tradition: flirting with fiscal cliffs. The federal government is now funded through the middle of February, preventing a government shutdown, and the Senate has...
Energy Efficiency Guide for Congregations
By Jerry Bernstein and Anne Gerrietts This planet is our only home and many congregations of all faiths, Interfaith Power and Light (IPL) members and non-members, are committed to safeguarding it for the present and future generations. Congregational efforts...
Laudato Si’ – Faithful Action
Laudato Si’ - Faithful Action By Amy Quirk Tuesday, November 2nd, was the green carpet premiere of “Laudato Si’,” a film to be released on Earth Day 2022 - seven years after Pope Francis penned his second encyclical “on care for our common home.” Rev. Susan...
