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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Seminarians Become Justice Locavores When justice becomes as real as the incarcerated man sitting across from you, when justice becomes something we can touch, feel, then justice will be done… then we will find the time… then we will risk even conflict, because now the very personal relationships, which were
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‘The budget is like breathing; no one pays attention to it until someone is choking to death’ WASHINGTON — Standing in stark contrast to partisan budget proposals that seek first to address a bottom line instead of the nation’s needs and priorities, some of America’s top religious officials have unveiled
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By Patrick David Heery Last Thursday, March 1, 2012, Presbyterians all across the country hand-delivered letters to their governors, saying no to private prisons: not in our state, not anywhere. Forty-eight governors in total received letters faxed, emailed, and delivered. It was the first act of the newly
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The Fast for Fair Food continues, and the farmworkers are not alone. Sign the petition! Florida Clergy have launched Faith Moves Mountains—a spiritual campaign which urges Publix to work together with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to advance human rights for farmworkers. “We believe,” they declare, “that with God’s
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Unbound is partnering with the Presbyterian Hunger Program, the National Council of Churches (NCC) Poverty Initiative, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to bring you daily, sometimes hourly, coverage of what the NCC has called “a deeply spiritual action for justice unlike any we’ve seen before.” Beginning Monday,
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On Monday, February 27, 2012, “a student opened fire with a handgun in the cafeteria of an Ohio high school east of Cleveland”—Chardon High School.¹ As of the latest reports, two students were killed and several others wounded. Russell King Jr. and Daniel Parmertor are the names of the students
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Introduction to the Feb/Mar 2012 Issue of Unbound; A Holistic Church for a Public Square By Patrick David Heery, Managing Editor View and print as PDF About a year ago, then T.V. and radio celebrity, Glenn Beck, told the world that there is no place in Christianity for
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Unbound interviewed several Christians involved in the world and its public arena. The following are their responses to three questions: 1. What is the #1 reason for the church to be involved in the world? 2. What is your favorite biblical text that speaks to the church’s public role?
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Social Media as the New Agora By Patrick David Heery, Unbound Managing Editor Patrick discusses the implications of a new e-ministry that has one leg online and the other on the ground (through churches and local organizers). He challenges Unbound and the church to think strategically about being both
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Act now to protect Mexican American studies and books! In 2010, the Arizona legislature passed HB 2281 and effectively ended Mexican-American studies throughout the state—half of whose public school students are Hispanic and Latino/a. On January 10, 2012, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) complied with HB 2281 and voted
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