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Posts Categorized: Religious Freedom
June 24, 2014
In response to the word that Meriam Ibrahim and her family have been arrested, and in partnership with Presbyterian World Mission’s area coordinator on Africa, we sent the following letter to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Sudan to the United Nations: Your Excellency: On behalf of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), I urge… Read more »
January 16, 2014
Today, students from Elon University joined us at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations to look at the post-2015 development agenda, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and intersections between social action and poverty. As part of their seminar, the group had the chance to visit the Permanent Mission of the United States to… Read more »
October 29, 2013
Yesterday, I joined ecumenical colleagues from the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches at a special event hosted by the government of Canada looking at ways the United Nations can encourage and protect religious freedom around the world. Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Dr. Heiner Bielefeldt spoke of the… Read more »
May 30, 2013
by Marissa Costello On May 22, 2013 I attended a side event of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues entitled “Indigenous Peoples and Freedom of Religion.” Speakers included individuals who are members of various tribes such as the Apaches and Sand Hill Indians but individuals from NGOs also participated. People from all walks of life… Read more »
September 29, 2011
Panel- Photo by Carlos Yordan Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel hosted by Drew University title “How Faith-Based Organizations Change the World at the UN.” On the panel with me were Liberato Bautista, from the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, Bruce Knotts from the Unitarian… Read more »
September 20, 2011
The United Nations General Assembly continued today. United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook met with religious leaders to dialouge about her work within the Obama administration. I had the pleasure to meet with Ambassador Johnson Cook today. The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations looks forward to working closely… Read more »
August 15, 2011
Today, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt issued his interim report to the United Nations General Assembly. The report includes the activities of the Special Rapporteur, the role of the State in promoting interreligious communication and conclusions and recommendations from the Special Rapporteur. The Presbyterian Ministry at the United… Read more »
June 16, 2011
From the Presbyterian News Service: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons has issued a call to prayer for Christians in Nepal, where proposed new laws could severely curtail religious freedom and expression in that country. The PC(USA) partners ecumenically in Nepal through the United Mission to Nepal (UMN), which appealed to its… Read more »
June 6, 2011
The United Nations Human Rights Council and the General Assembly have encouraged the continuing efforts in all parts of the world of the Special Rapporteur [for religious freedom and belief] to examine incidents and governmental actions that are incompatible with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of… Read more »
May 31, 2011
We are again saddened to hear of religious discrimination in Egypt. Today, we read of the burning of Coptic Churches. We read: “I am feeling threatened, as does my community. I don’t feel safe as a Christian at home,” from a 25 year old pharmacist. Since the riots in Egypt have started, we continue to… Read more »
