By Jamila Cervantes, Emerson National Hunger Fellow with the Office of Public Witness In response to a question on energy policy during a Democratic town hall in Ohio in 2016, then presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said, “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” Though this response was… Read more »
In line with a legacy of affirming the right for all citizens to participate in the democratic process, the 223rd General Assembly passed an overture calling on the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to oppose, “any efforts to restrict participation in elections, including, but not limited to, voter suppression initiatives and racially based and/or partisan gerrymandering.” The… Read more »
“1Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, 2 to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!” Isaiah 10:1-2 NRSV As President Trump puts together a list… Read more »
June 28, 2018 Rodney McMullen Kroger 1014 Vine Street Cincinnati OH, 45202 Dear Mr. McMullen, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, which represent millions of customers, sustainable and responsible investors, and other stakeholders, we are urging the food retail sector to put pesticides at the top of its sustainability agenda. We urge your… Read more »
The 223rd Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly “condemns the President’s June 20th Executive Order ‘Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation’ that further criminalizes migration through the expansion of family detention on military bases and other government property, potentially indefinitely.” Watch Rev. Jimmie Hawkins statement HERE The president’s order does nothing to address the plight… Read more »
JOIN WORLD REFUGEE DAY NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY JUNE 20 TELL CONGRESS TO WELCOME REFUGEES: CLICK HERE OR CALL 1-866-961-4293* *PLEASE CALL THREE TIMES TO BE CONNECTED WITH YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND BOTH OF YOUR SENATORS. Right now, it is more important than ever for all of our elected officials to hear that their communities welcome refugees. More than… Read more »
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,[g] you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40-41 NRSV Update July 26, 2018– 1. On Monday, July 30 at 4 PM EST members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops… Read more »
For Immediate Release June 11, 2018 Media Contact Nora Leccese, nora.leccese@pcusa.org Rev. Jimmie Hawkins Risks Arrest With the Poor Peoples Campaign What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily… Read more »
With the historic summit between President Donald Trump of the U.S. and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un nearing, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II has issued a statement reiterating the denomination’s persistent calls for a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. “We lift our hearts in prayer for the… Read more »
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free.” Luke 4:18 (NRSV) With the 223rd General Assembly quickly approaching, the “Hands and… Read more »