Introduction This editorial comes on the heels of Election Day 2013, not a day when Senate or House of Representatives seats were in contest, but a day when government “by the people, of the people, and for the people” was honored in city and state races. However, even as the
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A Meditation given by Rev. Fred D. Milligan, Jr., at the memorial service of William W. Scranton, held August 14, 2013, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Scranton, PA. Mr. Scranton was a devout Presbyterian and influential Republican politician who served as the US Representative for Pennsylvania’s 10th District from 1961-1963,
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The following is a supplement to an editorial by Chris Iosso regarding the October 2013 government shutdown. It is meant to be a thorough and representative (but by no means comprehensive!) compilation of PC(USA) social witness policy relevant to the issues raised by the shutdown. World of Hurt, Word of
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A Series on the Future of Social Witness Opening Editorial by Chris Iosso Is justice an essential “mark of the church?” Is it a basic aspect of God’s reign, reflecting God’s nature? Is it a basic part of the Gospel, even if the church can never fully live up to
MoreJan. 26, 2012: Florida governor Rick Scott, speaking to the Board of a state business group, used his own interpretation of Niemöller’s quotation to defend Mitt Romney. He began by saying that he had a poster of the quotation on his walls (beginning with “… the Jews …”), then said
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Race and Remembrance in light of Trayvon Martin Verdict. I don’t know how my mother walked her trouble down I don’t know how my father stood his ground I don’t know how my people survive slavery I do remember, that’s why I believe “I Remember, I Believe” by Bernice Johnson
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(An Occasional Series.) Why We Look Backward as We Move Forward. Unbound is an ecumenical e-journal offering analysis, practical resources, interactive conversation, and action items for issues of justice and Christian conscience. Begun in 2011, it may not seem to have much of a past. It was started by a largely
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The showdown over Snowden and the NSA; why the Church must be a new kind of open space in the surveillance world. By Christian Iosso A recent Thom Hartmann essay for Truthdig ended with the assertion that it is again time for a Pastor Niemoller, who famously summarized Germany’s fall
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Support Food Aid Reform! In the proposal for FY2014 food aid budget, there are reforms which will allow the U.S. to buy and distribute food aid in areas where there is need. Traditionally, there have been restrictions that have stipulated that the food aid be bought in the USA and
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THE SHADOW OF DRONES AND THE CLAIMS OF JUSTICE: A Response to the President’s Counter-terrorism speech and amended policy. By Christian Iosso On Thursday, May 23, President Obama changed and made more explicit the policies guiding his administration’s strategy of killing terror suspects by unmanned aircraft. That program, largely run
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