Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has introduced legislation, S. 843, which will close the gun show loophole so that individuals will not be able to exploit gun shows and similar events to buy and sell guns without criminal background checks. The…
Read more »From the Presbyterian News Service: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At the 218th General Assembly (2008), the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recognized and accepted the responsibility of restoring creation as a central concern of the church to be incorporated into its life and…
Read more »June 26 is United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. A few years ago, religious and human rights organizations in the United States declared June to be Torture Awareness Month as a way to provide both a…
Read more »From the National Religious Coalition against Torture (the links have been added): In response to statements by Senators Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, and Diane Feinstein that a Commission of Inquiry investigating the use of torture should not be established until…
Read more »The civil war that has wracked Sri Lanka for 25 years may be drawing to an end. Learn more about the crisis in Sri Lanka from the United Nations News Centre, the New York Times, and Human Rights Watch. Here…
Read more »Join the call for a Commission of Inquiry to investigate U.S. torture policies and practices. A critical moment in the effort to stop the use of torture by the United States appears to have arrived. On April 16, 2009, the…
Read more »The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent will take place from July 11-13 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. Early registration at a lower rate has been extended until May 8. Join us to explore Peacemaking in the Neighborhood. Through field…
Read more »Doug Baker, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission co-worker in Northern Ireland, offers a reflection on the two recent (March 7 and March 9) attacks that left two soldiers and one police officer dead. These are the first fatal attacks on either…
Read more »The Sudan Advocacy Action Forum, a Christian grassroots effort to advocate for a just and lasting peace in Sudan, provides a prayer for the people of Sudan, written by Simon Chol Mialith, Peace Building Officer for RECONCILE in Yei, Southern…
Read more »The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program has posted video of the February 12, 2009 press conference in the Philippines following the release of Pastor Edwin Egar. Note that some presentations are in Tagalog and in English. Here’s what happened: On February 11,…
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