Hundreds of national, state and local faith organizations showed their support for health care reform in a letter to Congress today.The letter begins with the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from his sermon at Riverside Church in New York City, April 4, 1967:
"We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a 'thing-oriented' society to a 'person-oriented' society."
Believing that health care reform takes historic steps into a health care future that prioritizes the needs of the American people, members of the Faithful Reform in Health Care coalition and Washington Interreligious Staff Community Health Care Working Group support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and call upon you to:
* move forward with its on-going implementation;
* work to improve the provisions that need further consideration;
* engage in genuine dialogue and civil discourse with your colleagues about the
concerns around which there is partisan disagreement.
Faith communities have supported health care reform for decades, and they offered vocal support and occasional constructive criticism over the last year. While they individually promote a variety of different policy priorities, they are unified in their belief that repealing, dismantling, or de-funding health care reform will undermine the moral vision for our health care future and harm those who will benefit from the new law.
The letter outlines the numerous ways in which health care reform leads to a more inclusive, affordable, accessible, and accountable health care future, as identified in "A Faith-Inspired Vision of Health Care" that was included with the letter.
The release of this letter coincides with the launch of three activities within the faith community in recent days:
Sign-on petition "What I Like about Health Care Reform."
Call-in days to Members of Congress.
Email campaign.
To read the letter, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
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