The Fall 2010 issue of Peace Notes, the print publication from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program is now available. Download Peace Notes Fall 2010
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September 7, 2010
Posts Categorized: Diversity
September 4, 2010
To believe a just peace is possible
As direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians begin, the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Rev. Gradye Parsons, sent a letter to President Obama expressing appreciation for the president’s work toward a just and peaceful solution to the…
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September 1, 2010
A call for respect for Muslim neighbors
Reprinted from the Office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, and Linda Valentine, Executive Director of the General Assembly Mission Council, have issued the following statement: As we are…
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August 26, 2010
Who is my neighbor?
The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II, Director of the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness in Washington, was interviewed about immigration on PBS. Dr. Nelson speaks about how the perspective of some faith communities on comprehensive immigration reform is shaped…
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August 26, 2010
What do we have to show?
by Roger Scott Powers – posted with permission Thirty years of peacemaking, and what do we have to show for it? A lot, when you think about it! Thirty years ago, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were locked head-to-head in…
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August 25, 2010
Presente!
As the planning team and leaders gathered for the 2010 Presbyterian Peacemaking Seminar gathered, we were reminded that we do not gather alone. We gather within that great mystery of the Communion of Saints – that mystery that we experience…
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August 21, 2010
Help reclaim Dr. King’s dream!
Help reclaim Dr. King’s dream!.
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August 19, 2010
Presbyterian students join interfaith seminar
Givat Haviva and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations recently hosted a seminar, “Through Others’ Eyes.” The Jewish Week covered the seminar. Caroline, one of two Presbyterian students from Wallingford Presbyterian Church who participated, reflects: On August 3rd, we…
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August 12, 2010
As the observance of Ramadan begins,a call for respect for Muslim neighbors
New York, August 11, 2010 — The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, its Interfaith Relations Commission and the Christian participants in the National Muslim-Christian initiative, have issued the following statement: As our Muslim neighbors begin their…
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August 11, 2010
Celebrate the International Day of Peace
How will you celebrate the International Day of Peace? September 21 is set by the United Nations General assembly as the International Day of Peace – a day when the world is called to observe a ceasefire, practice nonviolence, and…
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