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DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS
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October 18, 2007
Information about public policy issues, concerns, and events from our denominational, ecumenical, and interfaith partners.
Please share this information with leaders and interested persons in your congregation, organization, and/or network. If you have trouble reading this email message or viewing its graphics, please CLICK HERE to view the information on our Disciples Advocacy Information Blog. |
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from Chris Hobgood: WE STILL NEED YOU to SPEAK OUT on IRAQ!
On October 10th, my good friend and colleague, John Thomas, General Minister and President of the
United Church of Christ, presented thousands of petitions to Congress, petitions signed by Christians
prayerfully opposing the war in Iraq. (The petitions included the names of hundreds of Disciples). When he tried to deliver the petitions to the White House, the latter refused to receive them, John refused to leave, and so John was arrested as a peaceful act of civil disobedience.
As our way of showing solidarity with John, we are going to join with our sisters and brothers in the United Church of Christ and continue to add our voice to this important and continuing campaign. So . . . if you have not yet signed our Disciples petition calling for an end to the war in Iraq, NOW is the time to do so.
By joining our voices with our ecumenical and interfaith partners, we strengthen the faith-based movement for peace in the Middle East. By speaking out as Disciples, we let the world know that we, too, wish to be counted as part of the faithful opposition to this war.
So, please, sign the Disciples petition today!
To sign the petitiion, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
To download the petition for distribution, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
To read the General Assembly resolution on the war in Iraq, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
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CANADA: Week to End Poverty - October 14-21, 2007
Proverbs 13:23:The field of the poor may yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice..
HOW WILL YOU and YOUR FAITH COMMUNITY RESPOND?
CLICK HERE to download resources for pastors, worship leaders, social justice committees, youth and adult educators, and choir leaders.
Poverty is not inevitable or unchangeable.
Together we can make a difference! |
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