Rev. David Beckmann

Bread for the World puts price tag on hunger: $160 billion in health care

By Adelle M. Banks — November 23, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The leader of Bread for the World compared the U.S. rates of infant mortality to a “massive terrorist attack” as he released the Christian anti-hunger group’s annual report Monday that showed the costs of hunger in this country.

COMMENTARY: Cutting food stamps is a bad way to balance the budget

By David Beckmann — November 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) This debate is about more than simply balancing our federal budget -- it’s about our values as a nation. It’s about how we treat the least of these.

What do religious leaders want for Obama’s next four years?

By Adelle M. Banks — November 6, 2012

(RNS) Religious leaders already have their wish lists ready for President Obama's second term. Here are 10 officials' thoughts about what they’d like to see in the next four years. By Adelle M. Banks and Jeanie Groh.

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