This digest is a compilation of the social witness-related items that came before the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly in 2012.
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Calling Christians and churches to continue, if not expand, their support for the Boy Scouts of America should it lift the ban on gay scouts. Two ministers argue that their experiences and oaths as Eagle Scouts are entirely consistent with—and
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Authored by theologian Dr. George Hunsinger, in the wake of Troy Davis' execution on September 21, 2011, this petition appeals to Christians everywhere to remember our own state-executed Savior and to end the death penalty once and for all in the United States.
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The Long-Awaited Unbound Launches! On Thursday, October 20, 2011, the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) launched Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice (www.justiceunbound.org) in Denver, Colorado. Unbound is the successor of the much-loved Church & Society, the journal that, for 98 years (including its predecessors), was a
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Blood and Tears Cover Portrait of Jesus for Living through Economic Crisis: The Church’s Witness in Troubled Times
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Check out our video on Vimeo: Toward a NEW Social Awakening, The Social Creed Or watch the video right here: [kaltura-widget uiconfid=”535″ entryid=”0_466vp691″ width=”400″ height=”330″ addpermission=”” editpermission=”” align=”center” /] A Social Creed for the 21st Century
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Practical Ideas for Taking Action [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Economic injustice and the economic crisis can seem so expansive and complex that it is often hard to imagine any kind of action on our part that can make a difference. So let us take a step back and reflect strategically. What
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1908 It is the beginning of the 20th century. The United States has seen rapid industrialization, urbanization, concentration of wealth, and labor rights issues. In response, an ecumenical gathering adopts the 1908 Social Creed of the Churches. 1950s Presbyterians advocate “free collective bargaining in labor-management relations,” calling on Presbyterians to
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Managing Editor’s Corner August 19, 2011 by Patrick David Heery [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Take a walk through any American city and you will discover a wide range of sites: gated mansions; cardboard boxes masquerading as homes; children with private tutors and crowded classrooms with decades-old textbooks; factories that produce
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Oct / Nov 2011 Issue: On economic crisis and injustice Table of Contents Editors’ Corner “How Dark an Economic Night Does It Have To Be?” Chris Iosso “A Walk on the Economic Side, Looking for Power,” Patrick David Heery An Invocation from the Presbyterian Church (USA) “Living through Economic
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Managing Editor’s Corner August 19, 2011 by Patrick David Heery [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Every second, 1 ½ acres of rainforest suffer deforestation. If destruction were to stop immediately, it would take at least 4,000 years for the ecosystem to recover.[i] 1 out of every 100 American citizens, a
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