What People Are Saying About Poverty and Justice

"It's no coincidence that in the Scriptures poverty is mentioned more than 2,100 times.  It's not an accident.  That's a lot of airtime..."

-Bono, lead singer, U2

 

"[The Poverty and Justice Bible] was an extraordinary work that draws people's attentions to the challenge facing the global community.  The church remains a critical part of dealing with that challenge."

-Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

 

"I found those 2,000 verses on the poor. How did I miss that? I went to Bible college, two seminaries, and I got a doctorate. How did I miss God's compassion for the poor? I was not seeing all the purposes of God."

-Rick Warren, pastor, Saddleback Church
Author of the best-selling hardback book of all time, The Purpose-Driven Life

 

"From international politics to healthcare, the Bible has a role to play in public life, leadership and decision-making.  It was a privilege to be able to present a copy of The Poverty and Justice Bible [to Prime Minister Gordon Brown] and to stress these important issues to the Prime Minister." 

-U.K. Bible Society Chief Executive James Catford

 

"This is the Bible I've been wanting for a long time...It's vital for us in the public square because it shows God's heart for tackling poverty and establishing justice and that Christians have and always will be, involved in these issues."

-Member of Parliament, Andy Reed, Australia

 

"The real danger in our world may not be people failing to read the Bible - it may be what happens when people actually do read it- especially the over 2,000 verses on God's heart for the poor and oppressed."

                                                            -Rob Bell, pastor, Mars Hill Bible Church
Author, Jesus Wants to Save Christians (Zondervan, 2008)

 

"Our work every day with inmates and their families is driven by the broad and unrelenting invitation written wide across the pages of Scripture - to bring the love and comfort of Jesus to those too often scorned and neglected."

-Mark Earley, former Atty. General of Virginia, president, Prison Fellowship

 

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