Join the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship on November 20-22 at Fort Benning in Columbus, GA. They will be part of the annual event to close the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation training facility. This year’s event will also call for…
Read more »From the Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Support Health Care Reform – Contact Congress TodayACTION: Contact your member of Congress before Saturday, November 7th, and urge him/her to support H.R. 3962 – “The Affordable Health Care for America…
Read more »Ask your Senators to work to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) calling for a global ban on nuclear tests was rejected by the United States Senate ten years ago. Over 180 countries have…
Read more »Take the Countdown to Copenhagen Pledge – today! International leaders will be meeting in Copenhagen in December to create a new international agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions that will replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. These…
Read more »Remember the important role of congregational-based community organizing in renewing congregations and communities and seeking justice. Don’t judge all community organizers and community organizing by a few bad apples. That’s the message of a recent post on Vital Signs, the…
Read more »Support the TRADE Act to promote just trade rules The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act provides an excellent vehicle to re-examine free trade agreements to ensure they benefit people and protect God’s creation. The Presbyterian Hunger Program…
Read more »Children’s Defense Fund recently released a new report based on the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that 3,184 children and teens died from gunfire in the United States in 2006. This represents a…
Read more »Help eliminate nuclear weapons. Recognizing the threat they pose to God’s sovereignty and to the people and earth so loved by God, General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have long addressed questions related to nuclear weapons.[PDF] In 1969, the…
Read more »Churches for Middle East Peace offers an opportunity to join the call for strong U.S. leadership to achieve toward a just, lasting and comprehensive resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Prominent Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other leaders issued a statement on…
Read more »On September 24, the U.N. Security Council, in a meeting chaired by by President Obama, took a huge step towards realizing the vision of a world free from nuclear weapons. The most powerful countries in the U.N. reaffirmed their commitment…
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