Campaign Finance Reform

Why Should Christians Care about Campaign Finance Reform?

Throughout history, the Christian community at its best has warned that wealth is a temptation to injustice. In the Law of Moses, the cry of the Hebrew prophets, and the teachings of Jesus, the very identity of God's people is expressed through their rejection of any system that equates human worth with wealth. And so, Christians call for vigilance to insure that all, including the non-wealthy, the weak, and the vulnerable, are given equal voice in the decisions that affect their lives.

Many Americans have lost trust in the electoral process not because they are disillusioned with democracy, but because the democratic process itself has been manipulated to serve special interests. The significant influence of money on campaigns creates an environment where public officials are beholden to contributors in ways that border on bribery. Because of the inherently unfair advantage of self-financed candidates, there is the growing perception that public offices can be bought.

It is imperative that immediate and focused attention be given to campaign finance reform, and that Christians in particular express their moral outrage against any attempts to exclude groups or individuals from sharing in the common good.

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Protestants for the Common Good (PCG) has adopted principles to guide our advocacy in the area of campaign finance reform. Those principles are available in PDF format at the bottom of this page.

To learn how Protestants for the Common Good is currently working to reform our electoral process, visit the Policy Update page of this Web site. News and reports of PCG's activities are also available in each issue of The Common Good.