Policy Pillars

Our advocacy encompasses issues that fall under three policy pillars:

Protection of Basic Human Dignity:

We value the human dignity of each person and insist upon laws and policies that protect the wellbeing of all people, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.

Policy Objectives:

• Help ensure dignity
• Ensure access to basic human necessities including:
  • Food
  • Clean water
  • Shelter
  • Safety

Safeguarding/Promoting Family Economic Security and Wellbeing:

We recognize the critical role of all families, including those that choose to make the important contribution of raising the next generation and creating a stable, healthy society.

Policy Objectives:

• Protect families from falling into poverty and help them build assets
• Remove marriage penalties from state statute
• Enable better access to childcare for working families
• Provide access to high quality early childhood education
• Provide caregiver leave to take care of family members in need

Fostering Responsible Participation in Public Life:

We understand the indispensable role of religious communities to speak out effectively when our institutions or policies drift away from justice. We see politics as public service carried out in civic friendship to overcome a style of politics that sees each other as enemies or opponents to be defeated.

Policy Objectives:

• Involve more people of faith to participate in the political process
• Encourage our legislators to work together respectfully and engage in politics as an act of service not domination
• Jointly promote the development of “common ground for the common good”