Evangelical, Catholic Leaders Post-Election Teleconference on the Values Vote

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Christian evangelical and Catholic leaders will hold a press teleconference on Wednesday to discuss how faith and values impacted the evangelical and Catholic vote in the 2006 election.

The leaders on the call will proclaim that this the “common good election” in which religious voters were more influenced than ever by faith and values issues like poverty, integrity in government and the war in Iraq, rather than the Religious Right’s narrow agenda. They will discuss the impact that the growing prophetic movement and its common good agenda had on voters across the country, particularly in Ohio, and will explain how this faith community intends to hold Congress accountable by advocating forcefully for the common good agenda.

WHAT:
Evangelical and Catholic post-election tele-press conference on understanding the values vote.

WHO:
Rev. Jim Wallis, author of God’s Politics and founder of Sojourners/Call to Renewal
Dr. Tony Campolo, founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education
Sr. Simone Campbell, National Coordinator of NETWORK, the national Catholic social justice lobby on Capitol Hill
Eric McFadden, Field Director, based in Columbus, OH, for Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and Steering Committee member, We Believe Ohio

WHEN: Wednesday, November 8 at 2 PM Eastern

WHERE: Call-in number: 1-800-658-0035
Password: Common Good

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CONTACT: Katie Barge or Jessica Watson press@faithinpubliclife.org 202-243-8289/ 202.544.7921