Yesterday, a group of Christian leaders released additional videos by two Republican presidential candidates: Ohio governor John Kasich and Florida senator Marco Rubio. The videos explain how they would work to address hunger and poverty both in the United States and around the world if elected U.S. president.
With the addition of Gov. Kasich's and Sen. Rubio's videos, the Circle of Protection has now released ten videos by presidential candidates. The other candidates include Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Martin O'Malley, and Bernie Sanders. The videos can be watched at www.circleofprotection.us.
The Circle of Protection invited
all 2016 presidential candidates to send a video, and additional videos
will be posted as they are received. Transcripts of the videos are also
available on the website.
More than 100 Christian leaders,
as part of the Circle of Protection, sent each presidential candidate a
letter asking him or her to produce a video stating how they proposed to
provide help and opportunity to hungry and poor people in the United States and abroad.
The videos are being disseminated
among the Christian leaders' wide networks and members in order to raise
hunger and poverty as an election issue. They can also be seen on YouTube.
"We are praying for a president
who will make ending hunger and poverty a top priority of his or her
administration. Are you that leader?" the letter asked. The letter is
available at www.circleofprotection.us.
The Circle of Protection
represents a diverse array of Christian denominations, churches,
colleges, and agencies across the country. They will not publicly
evaluate the policy positions or endorse any candidate.
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