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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Report from Unbound Managing Editor, Patrick David Heery January 18, 2012 Last week (Jan 11-16), I visited New Jersey on behalf of Unbound. At first it might seem odd that an e-journal would be “traveling.” Isn’t that the whole point of being online? That we are everywhere, immediately? But to
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Unbound and Ecclesio Launch Partnership Unbound is excited to announce that it will be serving as the guest director for Ecclesio.com, a blog-like e-journal publishing “conversations on the current scene through a Gospel lens… conversations which aim to invite thought, engender questions, and provoke response from a wide and diverse
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January 11, 2012 – A Day for Prayer and Action Over 12.3 million people are estimated to work in conditions of forced labor world-wide according to the International Labour Organisation. On January 11th, consider marking human trafficking day with prayer and action. Use these liturgical resources suitable for Sunday
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February 17 – 19, 2012. Stony Point Conference Center, Stony Point, New York. Join Presbyterians, people of faith of all denominations, and national experts for a consultation on the complex issues surrounding criminal justice in the United States with the goal of forming a new PHEWA network dedicated to criminal
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Unbound‘s Managing Editor, Patrick David Heery, was ordained on December 11, 2011, by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to the Ministry of Teaching Elder (formerly, Word & Sacrament). The service took place at the First Presbyterian Church of Athens, Ohio. In May, Patrick was called to serve with the Advisory Committee
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A Word of Caution for Human Rights Day December 6, 2011 by Patrick David Heery, an editorial They do not need a voice. They need a microphone. This December, Unbound offers a mini-issue for Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011, when people all across the world celebrate the United
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Good Christian Folks, Like Us November 18, 2011, by Patrick David Heery, an editorial They Have Names Shelley Hilliard was 19 years old when she was murdered on October 23, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. Her mother had to identify what was left of her burnt body at the medical examiner’s
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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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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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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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