Intern at Faith in Public Life

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Are you a young adult with a passion for faith, justice, and the common good? Want to work for an organization that builds bridges among leading faith organizations, policy makers, and activists? Looking for real responsibility in an internship that will give you the chance to develop substantive projects? Check out FPL's Internship Page for more details on our Spring Internship availabilities.

A Time to Give Thanks

As Americans pause this week to give thanks for the many blessings in their lives, we here at Faith in Public Life are also taking a moment to reflect on some of the many things that we are thankful for.

We are thankful for the thousands of faith leaders and religious organizations across the country working for justice and the common good.

We are thankful for the religious voters who broadened the definition of the “values voter” by voting their values on issues like raising the minimum wage and ending the war in Iraq.

We are thankful for the voting guides emphasizing common good issues produced and distributed by Sojourners and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.

We are thankful for the guidance from the Interfaith Alliance to ensure that the faith groups are educated about the legality of speaking out during election campaigns.

We are thankful for We Believe Ohio and their leadership in taking back the values debate in Ohio.

As Americans pause this week to give thanks for the many blessings in their lives, we here at Faith in Public Life are also taking a moment to reflect on some of the many things that we are thankful for.

We are thankful for the thousands of faith leaders and religious organizations across the country working for justice and the common good.

We are thankful for the religious voters who broadened the definition of the “values voter” by voting their values on issues like raising the minimum wage and ending the war in Iraq.

We are thankful for the voting guides emphasizing common good issues produced and distributed by Sojourners and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.

We are thankful for the guidance from the Interfaith Alliance to ensure that the faith groups are educated about the legality of speaking out during election campaigns.

We are thankful for We Believe Ohio and their leadership in taking back the values debate in Ohio.

We are thankful for the work of Let Justice Roll to get ballot initiatives passed raising the minimum wage in six states.

We are thankful for pollsters, and the wonderful numbers they provide us!

We are thankful for the many congressional and gubernatorial candidates in the recent election who made working for the common good a central theme in their campaigns.

We are thankful for the CrossWalk America team for their inspiring efforts to strengthen the voice of the progressive Christian movement and promote mainstream Christian values.

We are thankful for the work of faith leaders to promote the renewal of the Voting Rights Act in July.

We are thankful for the African American faith leaders of the Katrina National Justice Commission for the hearings they held this summer to investigate the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

We are thankful for the continuing work of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture and their affiliates to uphold the inherent dignity of every person and fight for the rights of detainees.

We are thankful for Reverend Kathleen McTigue of Reclaiming the Prophetic Voice, an NRCAT affiliate, for having the courage to take on Bill O’Reilly over torture.

We are thankful for the new documentary on global warming, “The Great Warming,” and for the Evangelical call to action that accompanied the film.

We are also thankful to the many voices in the media, on the web and in our government that are promoting and strengthening the important work of faith communities.

We are thankful for the thought-provoking writings of faith bloggers like Pastor Dan, Rev. Chuck Currie, Cross Left and others. And we are thankful for some of the newest additions to the blogging community: God’s Politics, Faithful Democrats, and On Faith. We are thankful for all the bloggers who came out to make the first Progressive Faith Blog Conference in July a huge success.

We are thankful for the opportunity to work with so many inspiring faith leaders and to aid them in their important work to address these pressing moral concerns.