Religion Roundup
Evangelical Leaders Turn Spotlight on World's Poor
Associated Press
September 24, 2008
Evangelical leaders are reminding their fellow Christians, and world leaders meeting at the U.N., that it's the poor who suffer the most during times of economic distress.
Megachurch co-founder Lynne Hybels says Africans who were not hungry six months ago are now begging for food for their children. She says American Christians should assist Third World churches and press the U.S. government to extend foreign aid, cancel debt and lift trade barriers.
The Reverend Sam Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, says coupling evangelism with charity fulfills the visions of both Billy Graham and Martin Luther King Junior.
Echoing their appeal in a conference call were leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals and the World Evangelical Alliance.
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