Here are links to several posts on the Swords into Plowshares blog that focus on health care and health care reform: Health Care Call with President contains information about an August 19 conference call for people of faith with President…
Read more »A recent post on the Sojourners blog identified nonpartisan Web sites that may prove useful in the search for accurate information on health care reform. First, here is a summary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) policy on health care reform….
Read more »The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a member of the coalition Faithful Reform in Health Care which provides a toolkit called, Let Our Light Shine [PDF] with resources that people of faith may find useful. Faithful Reform in Health Care is…
Read more »Amnesty International provides an opportunity to call on the Sri Lankan government to allow displaced civilians freedom of movement. 300,000 people displaced by the fighting in Sri Lanka are held by the government in camps that they cannot leave. The…
Read more »During the August recess, meet your representative in the home district on behalf of our sisters and brothers who live in the world’s poorest countries. Congressional committee leaders have indicated that they are interested in moving forward with the Stop…
Read more »Last week, Heads of Denomination from the Board of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) responded to the forced eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah section of East Jerusalem. A letter sent to Secretary of…
Read more »In 2008, Rev. Eileen Lindner, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastor, presbytery executive and social research specialist, was engaged to lead a study of the role and purpose of the Presbyterian Washington Office. Presbyterians are now invited to provide feedback and…
Read more »The International Day of Peace, observed each year on September 21, brings a global call for a day of ceasefire and nonviolence. It is a time to reflect on the benefits of peacefully resolving disputes. This year, consider that gun…
Read more »Here is a letter to President Barack Obama on behalf of peace in Sudan. Please send this letter to the President. For email, copy the letter below; go to the web form provided by the Presbyterian Church’s Washington Office; check…
Read more »The following invitation to engage in advocacy on behalf of a just peace for Israel and Palestine during the summer Congressional recess comes from the July 21, 2009 Witness in Washington Weekly (PDF) by the Presbyterian Washington Office. Following President…
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