Monthly Archives: August 2017

August 15, 2017

Office of Public Witness Statement on Charlottesville

Posted 10:09am

Statement on Charlottesville Saturday was a horrific, tragic day in the annals of the United States of America. Peaceful protestors were confronted with violence. A young woman lost her life simply for daring to say no to racism. A hate group gathered to spread its toxic message and committed an act of terror. … Read more »

August 7, 2017

Join Us for a Webinar on the NAFTA Renegotiations August 15th at 2pm (EDT)

Posted 9:54am

The NAFTA Renegotiations What You Can Do to Advocate for a Fair Trade Agreement August 15, 2017 2 pm – 3:30pm (EDT) Click here to register. Join us for a briefing with members of the faith community and experts on NAFTA to discuss what the NAFTA renegotiations will mean for citizens of… Read more »

About this blog

The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is the public policy information and advocacy office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Its task is to advocate, and help the church to advocate, the social witness perspectives and policies of the Presbyterian General Assembly. The church has a long history of applying these biblically and theologically-based insights to issues that affect the public — maintaining a public policy ministry in the nation’s capital since 1946. Reformed theology teaches that because a sovereign God is at work in all the world, the church and Christian citizens should be concerned about public policy. In addition, Presbyterian forefather John Calvin wrote, “Civil magistry is a calling not only holy and legitimate, but by far the most sacred and honorable in human life.”