Vermont religious leaders join Sanders to denounce economic inequality

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was joined by Vermont religious leaders Friday in Burlington to stress the immorality of economic inequality. (Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger)

By KATIE JICKLING / VTDigger
Posted: 06/21/2014 12:58:45 PM EDT | Updated: about 10 hours ago

BURLINGTON -- Flanked by a contingent of religious leaders, Sen. Bernie Sanders declared income inequality "one of the most profound moral issues of the 21st century" Friday.

"As the many comprehensive issues facing our country -- and there are many -- there is none more serious than this issue," Sanders, I-Vt., said at a news conference Friday afternoon. "And I think the religious community in Vermont and throughout this country can and will play a very important part in bringing people together around this issue."

Sanders was joined at his Church Street office by Bishop Thomas Ely, the Tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont; Rev. Lynn Bujnak, conference minister of the United Church of Christ; Rabbi Joshua Chasan, of the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington; Monsignor Roland Rivard, retired pastor of Christ the King-St. Anthony Parish in Burlington; and members of other area churches and organizations.

The religious leaders each spoke briefly, emphasizing income inequality as a moral issue rather than merely an economic one.

http://www.reformer.com/state/ci_26006634/vermont-religious-leaders-join-sanders-denounce-economic-inequality