Post-Internship Reflection from our Intern, Nelson Cowan

Nelson Cowan is a 2nd-year Master of Divinity student at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. He has been serving the Office since September 2012 and is filling part of his Practice in Ministry & Mission (field education) requirement through his service. His educational background is in International Relations at the University of North Florida. At the Office of Public Witness, Nelson focuses on issues of domestic economic inequality,...

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The Gun Violence Prevention Debate is NOT Over!

Yesterday, Senate consideration of amendments to S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, failed.  The Senate declined to take any action, either to strengthen or weaken the bill, in a stunning act of political cowardice.  The Office of Public Witness had expressed concern over the gun bill debate, urging the Senate to do better, and we continue to believe that common-sense gun regulation is not only possible, but absolutely...

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Gun Proposals Fall Short of Common Sense Measures to End Gun Violence

Notice: if you are viewing this blog post after April 17, 2013, please take action here, instead of the link below - this action alert has been updated to reflect the Senate's stunning failure to accomplish even partial gun violence prevention legislation.###Do Our Legislators Remember the Virginia Tech Tragedy? Gun Proposals Fall Short of Common Sense Measures to End Gun Violence             ...

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Advocacy as Discipleship: Guns and Our Culture of Violence

First Quarter Publication; March 2013Advocacy as Discipleship is produced quarterly by the Office of Public Witness to provide background information to advocates on why we, as Christian Citizens, engage in public witness ministries.Download a PDF of this publication.Guns and Our Culture of ViolenceBy J. Herbert NelsonBlessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. - Matthew 5:9Our Culture of ViolenceI participated in a...

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