Yesterday, President Bush released his administration’s proposed 2006 federal budget. The $2.6 trillion budget projects a record $427 billion budget deficit, NOT including funding for Iraq and Afghanistan. It includes increases in military spending while at the same time proposes major cuts to domestic programs that benefit people living in poverty.

Budgets are moral documents. This administration’s proposed budget reflects a set of priorities that stand in clear opposition to biblical values.

When roughly 36 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, budget priorities like these are outrageous and run contrary to moral values.

Paying attention to the poorest among us is arguably the most central biblical imperative-not increased spending on nuclear warheads and tax cuts for the rich.

When considering a document as important as this one, it is imperative that our leaders consider its impact on people living in poverty. Urge your members of Congress to consider this budget’s effect on the poor.

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Bush’s budget proposals:

From Sojourners with some edits and modifications from me: