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I've been talking a little bit about the various political/community action mailing lists that I'm on that periodically send me simple stuff to DO beyond just signing a petition. Typically, this will be either writing a congressman or calling them on the phone, there will be a script to use, and it will tell give you the contact information for the appropriate person so it's really easy to do.
Some of the lists I'm on are religious. Yes, there ARE Christian political activists who are not evangelical/right wing/Conservative Christians. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has several political advocacy groups that work towards economic justice both at home and abroad. Several of the other more liberal Christian denominations do, as well, and I believe other religious groups may also. If you belong to a religious group, it's generally worth checking out.
And the thing is, even if you aren't a Christian? The ELCA groups generally have messages where the faith-based parts of it are only a small part of the email, so if you don't mind Christianity and want notifications about political social justice action you can take, they may still be a good resource for you. (Obviously if you belong to a different religion, or you have had bad experiences with Christianity, or just plain don't like Christianity, this is not for you, but if, say, you're an agnostic who doesn't care about religion but does care about immigration and refugee policies in the US, you could do worse than getting the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee emails.)
Example! Today I got a message from the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee service about H.R. 4731, “The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act,” detailing all the many and various ways it hurts refugees and immigrants, and why it is unjust. In the email there are a grand total of two sentences referencing faith or the Bible. There is a link to a page with the telephone number of the Speaker of the House (who controls whether or not the bill gets sent to the floor to be voted on), and a short script to say when you call his office. (Only one vague, short sentence, mentions faith at all.) It's simple, quick, easy, and a LOT more effective than signing a petition with very little more effort required on your part.
Some of the lists I'm on are religious. Yes, there ARE Christian political activists who are not evangelical/right wing/Conservative Christians. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has several political advocacy groups that work towards economic justice both at home and abroad. Several of the other more liberal Christian denominations do, as well, and I believe other religious groups may also. If you belong to a religious group, it's generally worth checking out.
And the thing is, even if you aren't a Christian? The ELCA groups generally have messages where the faith-based parts of it are only a small part of the email, so if you don't mind Christianity and want notifications about political social justice action you can take, they may still be a good resource for you. (Obviously if you belong to a different religion, or you have had bad experiences with Christianity, or just plain don't like Christianity, this is not for you, but if, say, you're an agnostic who doesn't care about religion but does care about immigration and refugee policies in the US, you could do worse than getting the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee emails.)
Example! Today I got a message from the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee service about H.R. 4731, “The Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act,” detailing all the many and various ways it hurts refugees and immigrants, and why it is unjust. In the email there are a grand total of two sentences referencing faith or the Bible. There is a link to a page with the telephone number of the Speaker of the House (who controls whether or not the bill gets sent to the floor to be voted on), and a short script to say when you call his office. (Only one vague, short sentence, mentions faith at all.) It's simple, quick, easy, and a LOT more effective than signing a petition with very little more effort required on your part.
