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October 26, 2011

Christian leaders say yes to Palestine U.N. membership

Posted 7:18am

From the Presbyterian News Service: Leaders of four denominations, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s General Assembly Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons, have issued a statement backing the Palestinian Authority’s bid for membership in the United Nations. U.N. membership for the Palestinians is deserved, the four leaders say, “not only on the basis of international… Read more »

November 29, 2010

Iraqi Christians seek haven in Jordan

Posted 6:43pm

The Jordan Times reports that attacks against Christians in Iraq has led many Christians to flee to Jordan. Christianity in Iraq dates from the apostolic era. Presbyterians have engaged in ministry with the people of Iraq since the early 1800s….