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Keep ReadingIntroduction The Presbyterian Church (USA) has been engaged in a decade-long struggle to divest from companies that are profiting from the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip. After an extensive corporate engagement process, the Committee
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Join a webinar hosted by PC(USA) World Mission on how Syrian Christians are understanding and experiencing the situation in their country. Recent news has presented us with much information about the situation in Syria. Rarely, though, do we get an opportunity to hear from Syrian Christians themselves. Join PC(USA) World
MoreApplying just peace criteria to President Obama’s call to arms The President has decided to seek Congressional approval for authorization to use force in Syria. This means that the American public has a week to debate the rationale presented for airstrikes against the Assad regime. Since the core of the
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SYRIA SITUATION ESCALATES: DANGER OF PROXY WAR INCREASES: POSSIBLE ‘FALSE FLAG’ OPERATION ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS By UNBOUND, primarily general editor Christian Iosso With a second round of Israeli bombing allegedly targeting missiles bound from a Damascus site to Hezbollah on May 4, the Assad regime may be
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Unbound Editorial, by Chris Iosso April 17, 2013 As a runner of half-marathons and other races, I can half-imagine the setting just before the bombs went off. What runner will not think about that race and the attack intended to maim athletes? One commentator noted that the choice of target
MoreHow do you feel about military force being used to keep peace and maintain security? What are the limits to military action and how can they be applied? Tell us what you think in a paragraph or two. Unbound will publish some of the responses later this spring. This question
MoreIs the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) now being called to become a “peace church,” not simply opposing particular wars but affirming nonviolence as a basic orientation toward conflict in our daily lives, in our communities, and in our world? If so, what would the implications of such a stance be for
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We appreciate the steady witness and organizing commitment of Bob Stoddard and his dedication to fairness for both Palestinians and Israelis. As you read this piece, perhaps reflect on whether there were any prayers for the “peace of Jerusalem” in your Christmas services just a few weeks ago. What does
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By Rev. Shannon Daley-Harris, Religious Affairs Director of The Children’s Defense Fund and member of PHEWA’s Presbyterian Child Advocacy Network (PCAN) Leadership Team “God has called them all home.” My stomach lurched as the president concluded his words at the interfaith vigil in Newtown, Conn. Make no mistake,
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Peace Discernment After Newtown By Chris Iosso If young men are princes, then few seem to have the Prince of Peace as their model. Every now and then one of these young men commits actual murder, as has just happened in a Newtown, CT, elementary school. Violence, which is
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A Sermon on the Mass Killing in Newtown, CT Preached by Rev. Shannan R. Vance-Ocampo on December 16, 2012, on the third Sunday of Advent at Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church Texts: Isaiah 12 & John 3: 7-20 Let us pray: O Lord our God—Light of our Salvation. It is
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