Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar
General Secretary, National Council of Churches - Washington, DC
An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar the current head of Common Cause, a non-partisan organization dedicated to citizenship and good government. Edgar is the former general secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, the leading U.S. organization in the movement for Christian unity. Thirty-five Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historically African-American and peace communions, to which approximately 45 million congregants belong, work together in the Council to serve churches and people worldwide. Dr. Edgar is well known for his service as a six-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was the first Democrat in more than 120 years to be elected from the heavily Republican Seventh District of Pennsylvania.
Areas of Expertise:
• Immigration
• Health care
• Energy and the environment
Recent articles and interviews:
• CBS: A FAIR HARVEST: RELIGIONS RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES
• CNN: Role Of Religious Groups In Immigration Crisis
• MSNBC: Are Republicans exploiting God just to win votes or are they just a step ahead of Democrats?
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