The article -- written by Alfredo Garcia and picked up by the Huffington Post, Washington Post, and Beliefnet, among others – credits JFSJ as an organization that has “helped fuel the progressive backlash against [Glenn] Beck.”
And the Bible, and particularly the Hebrew prophets, are also firm on need to protect the vulnerable, which sometimes requires government action, said Simon Greer, president and CEO of the Jewish Funds for Justice, which helped fuel the progressive backlash against Beck.
Greer said his New York-based group is founded on "the fundamental religious call to care for others," which in turn is based "on the belief that we're all made in the image of the divine."
On last night's show, the highly esteemed Rachel Maddow turns her eye to United States government contracts with BP, which tally up to a tune of $837 million -- so far this year.What for? BP has a $9 billion contract with the Defense Department, $2.6 million with the Veterans Affairs Department, $2.2 million with the Transportation Department, not to mention $3 million more with other government agencies.
The segment's a must-see for anyone who's sick and tired of the silence coming from the same corners that are so quick to complain about government spending. What we need are more voices demanding that BP pays, not more voices defending BP's ways.
