Some evangelical leaders say that while cutting the national debt is a moral issue, it would be immoral to cut programs that help the poor.
Ron Sider of Evangelicals for Social Action, Southern Baptist environmentalist Jonathan Merritt and evangelical activist Shane Claiborne are among signers of what's called "A Call for Intergenerational Justice: A Christian Proposal on the American Debt Crisis."
The document says piling up federal debt is wrong because, "justice demands one generation must not benefit or suffer unfairly at the cost of another."
But it says while spending must be cut, that should "not mean cutting effective programs that empower poor Americans or contribute internationally to economic development or the advancement of health."
Ron Sider of Evangelicals for Social Action, Southern Baptist environmentalist Jonathan Merritt and evangelical activist Shane Claiborne are among signers of what's called "A Call for Intergenerational Justice: A Christian Proposal on the American Debt Crisis."
The document says piling up federal debt is wrong because, "justice demands one generation must not benefit or suffer unfairly at the cost of another."
But it says while spending must be cut, that should "not mean cutting effective programs that empower poor Americans or contribute internationally to economic development or the advancement of health."
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