Posts Tagged: bombing

Statement on the School Bombing in Southern Kordofan, February 2, 2012

Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United NationsFebruary 2, 2012 I am outraged by the Sudan Armed Forces’ heinous bombing yesterday of a school run by Samaritan’s Purse in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan.  It was the first day of school, and the campus was full of students, teachers, and… Read more »

PC(USA) stated clerk issues statement on August 26 bombing of UN building in Nigeria

The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued the following statement on the attack on the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria on August 26, 2011.  The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, who represents the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at the United Nations, will communicate Reverend Parson’s statement to the United… Read more »

Prayer for Norway

We Live in a Broken and Fearful World “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” – (Mark 12:31) Presbyterians have been called to pray for the people of Norway in the aftermath of the bombing in Oslo and the shootings on Utoya Island.   A prayer, “We Live… Read more »

Religions for Peace on the bombing in Oslo

A statement from the Moderator and Secretary General 22 July 2011 Religions for Peace condemns the morally reprehensible bombing in Oslo, Norway. This callous, cowardly and depraved act was designed to kill, injure and terrorize indiscriminately. Religions for Peace rejects any misuse of religion to justify indiscriminate violence. We also mourn the innocent people killed… Read more »