On March 15, Leonard Pitts wrote in his column, “Just once, I’d like to read a headline that said a Christian group was boycotting to feed the hungry. Or marching to house the homeless….”

Whether they make headlines, lots of Christians are doing just the sort of things Pitts wishes. Consider:

• Tom Fox with the Christian Peacemakers Teams was killed in Iraq after being kidnapped. CPT is there to protest U.S. detention of Iraqi civilians;

• Thousands of Christian college students are spending spring break on rebuilding efforts from Katrina. Most are housed at and working with local churches involved in this effort;

• Jim Wallis of Sojourners Community in Washington, D.C., led a movement this winter to urge Congress to adopt a budget that provides for the needs of the poor;

• Bruce and Jan Wilson in Lewiston run Hope House to provide support for single moms;

• Rick Warren of “Purpose Driven Life” fame is working with the Rwandan government to provide educational and medical resources for that country;

• Jimmy Carter wrote “Our Endangered Values” from an overtly Christian perspective critiquing the current administration’s domestic and foreign policy; and

• Gary Haugen and the International Justice Mission advocate for women victimized by the sex trade and by slavery.

Admittedly, we have a mixed record, but Mr. Pitts should know there are many contemporary Christians putting faith into action in admirable and even heroic ways.

William Cutler, Auburn