Religious leaders urge more justice, fairness in farm bill

By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Leaders from several Christian denominations gathered July 17 in a House hearing room to urge that there be more justice and fairness in the upcoming farm bill.
“Abuses in the farm bill have become so egregious that it’s become a religious issue,” said the Rev. David Beckmann, an Evangelical [...]

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Religious leaders urge more justice, fairness in farm bill
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Leaders from several Christian denominations gathered July 17 in a House hearing room to urge that there be more justice and fairness in the upcoming farm bill. “Abuses [...]