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Letter from the Minnesota Bishops, February 11, 2010
TO: Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, Members of the Minnesota Senate and Governor Tim Pawlenty
RE: Elimination of General Assistance Medical Care will make poverty worse and negatively impact all of us!
We write to you as you are immersed in a challenging 2010 legislative session during a recession and a difficult economy with the strong and deep conviction that as we seek long‐term pathways to lift people out of poverty we do not make decisions that make their lives harder. We are grateful for the care you exercise for the lives of people in this state. You, who give leadership in the public arena, and we, in the religious arena, share a common commitment to the health and well‐being of the communities in our care.
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Reverand Mark Peters
Rev. Mark Peters, Executive Director - Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota
A significant part of the Rev. Mark Peters’ Ministry at the coalition since 1995 has been to address global warming by establishing and providing faith-based training to Minnesota congregation creation care teams. Rev. Peters has been instrumental in bringing polar explorer Will Steger’s “Global Warming Solutions” events to faith communities across the state. Several of the events in ELCA congregations topped 1000 people in attendance, including one hosted by Concordia College in Moorhead. Many of the Steger forums had over 500 people in attendance. Additional training was provided to almost 400 people representing 176 congregations through five Lutheran Earthkeeping Network of the Synods (LENS) events this past summer, including one hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church of Moorhead. These five workshops enjoyed participation from synod staff leaders representing all six ELCA Minnesota synods and included Bishops Jon Anderson, Craig Johnson, Peter Rogness and Larry Wohlrabe.
Mark has been married for 24 years and is the father of two young boys, ages four and seven. He manages his family farm in Wisconsin that has recently been awarded the Wildlife Habitat Stewardship Award from Richland County for conservation practices. His background includes a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.