Posts Categorized: Addressing Gun Violence
Statement of the Secretary General, the Rev. Bud Heckman Religions for Peace USA Concerning Murders at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin
Statement of the Secretary General, the Rev. Bud Heckman
Religions for Peace USA
Concerning the Heinous Murders at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin
August 5, 2012
Myths and Facts: United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty
UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty Underway
Big Tent – Day 2 – Peacemaking Conference
Prayers for a Saturday morning . . .
and other times . . . Pray for the people of . . . Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan, Libya and other countries who call for change . . . Uganda who are vote . . . Palestine and Israel who stand…
Read more »Gun Violence, Gospel Values: Mobilizing in Response to God’s Call
This policy statement of the 219th General Assembly (2010) encourages “the church at every level—from individual member to congregation, presbytery, synod, and national church—to become informed and active in preventing gun violence, to provide pastoral care for victims of gun…
Read more »Presbyterian leaders respond to Arizona shootings
Encourage Presbyterians to join national moment of silence LOUISVILLE—Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders issued a statement today in the wake of the Tucson, Ariz., shootings that left six people dead and 14 injured. Elder Cynthia Bolbach, Moderator of the 219th General…
Read more »Mexico ‘country of contrast,’ says peacemaker
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – News & Announcements – Mexico ‘country of contrast,’ says peacemaker. International Peacemaker “Brenda Celia Trinidad Espitia is a graduate of the Presbyterian Pan American School in Kingsville, Texas, and is an active member of Emanuel Presbyterian…
Read more »Observe International Day of Peace
There are a number of ways to observe the International Day of Peace on September 21. One of them is the initiative A Million Minutes for Peace that invites us to pray for one minute at noon. Other ideas include…
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