A Historic Moment for the US and Iran - Write a Letter to the Editor Today

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Washington Report to Presbyterians Fall 2013

The Fall 2013 Washington Report to Presbyterians is here!  THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE PC(USA) OFFICE OF PUBLIC WITNESS INCLUDES:Faith Leaders Call for Common Good Budget DealA Preview of the 2014 Advocacy Training weekend, March 21-24A Feature on our Summer Fellows, both 2013 and our alumni – where are they now?Peacemakers Make a Difference on SyriaA short recap of the Presbyterians for Earth Care ConferenceAction Alert: Boycott the...

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Food Stamp Challenge and Farm Bill Advocacy

Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons' groceries for the weekThis week, hundreds of Presbyterians, including our leaders Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons, Moderator Neal Presa, and Executive Director Linda Valentine are taking the  Food Stamp/SNAP Challenge.  The Stated Clerk reflects on his trip to the grocery store in this article.While living on a food stamp budget for just a week cannot come close to the struggles encountered by low-income families...

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Food Stamp Challenge Reflection from J. Herbert Nelson

The Will to Resolve the Challenge of Hunger By the Reverend J. Herbert Nelson, II  “I was hungry and you gave me food.” (Matthew 25:35a) We engage the SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge as Presbyterians to claim the biblical truth that God has given us enough. Our waste and greed is the source of scarcity for many in our nation and world. More importantly, our neighbors’ plight is connected to our willingness to love our brothers, sisters, and their...

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COP19 and a Call to Solidarity with the Philippines

From our United Methodist partners who are attending the UN Climate Negotiations in Poland this week and next week:Greetings from Warsaw, Poland and the COP19 Climate Conference, We are here as part of an interfaith witness to ensure the global community hears the cries of creation and responds to the urgent realities of a changing climate. The tone of conversations at this gathering was set on day one when Commissioner Yeb Saño of the Philippines...

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Letter from the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon

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EPA Carbon Hearing Testimony

Prayer and Statement Before the EPA Carbon Rule Hearingremarks as preparedNovember 7, 2013Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, IIDelivered at the Creation Justice Ministries RallyEnvironmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC  Opening PrayerLet us pray. Eternal Creator, author of our dwelling place, we thank you for the blessing of your creation. The beauty of the stars, moon and sun. The power of your wind, rain and fire....

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