Visit Change.org today and cast your votes for the ten issues that you feel need to be addressed to promote change in our country. Once all votes are tallied, the top ten rated ideas will be presented to the Obama administration on January 16th at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Cast your votes and let your voice be heard!

From blog.mint.com and WallStats.com, this flowchart offers three suggestions for how to pay for the $700 billion bailout: (1) If the bailout was funded like the rest of government spending, (2) How the bailout is actually funded, and (3) How the bailout could be funded without drowning taxpayers in debt.

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hi everyone! it's been a while! as everyone knows, this election has been a whirlwind. here is a post from Greg Boyd's blog that is somewhat of a recap, but it also delves into racial reconciliation:

"Death and Taxes: A Visual Guide to Where Your Tax Dollars Go" is a very insightful, graphical look at the budget of the United States. Containing over 500 programs and departments of the government, this poster displays how and where money is focused according to the priorities of the President, the Congress and the people through circles proportionately sized to represent the spending totals of each program or department.

Below are some of the items on Obama’s Agenda that could impact nonprofits (from change.gov).  Nearly all of this would require approval from Congress, but it is helpful to see what change might be coming.  You can also find some of his statements on faith at: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/faith/

Many things can (and will) be said about last night's historic election. Regardless if you felt it was an exciting victory or a crushing defeat, there is one thing we should all be able to agree on: our country has entered a multi-ethnic era. The election of our first African American president (who's biracial background embodies multi-ethnicity) is a powerful sign of how rapidly our society has changed and will change in the decades to come. The question on my mind..."Is the church ready?"

I look at the pictures of the American political scene from the past 18 months and I can't help but think back on my rural childhood, spent by and large in books, encyclopedias, and old magazines.

My politics were shaped by those black and white images. Jackie O holding little John, snuggling him close like a mother should. Malcolm chatting casually with Martin. And of course, the throngs following Martin's struggle for change, giving their lives, sacrificing their hopes and dreams for his American dream.