전국 교회 협의회(NCC)는 트럼프 대통령에게 "미국과 북한 간의 긴장감에 대한 깊은 우려"를 표명한 공개 서한을 위한 서명을 수집하기 위해 노력하고 있다.
"불행한 언어 선택과 김정일 국방 위원장의 부주의한 태도"를 핑계로 하는 것은 아니지만, 편지는 대통령에게 "확증과 전술 및 돌봄의 책임이 있음"을 주장하고 있다.
It was partly cloudy and windy on Monday, as Be’sha Blondin, with the Yellowknife Tribe, led a “Fire and Water” ceremony along the river banks at Celilo Park. Joined by attendees of the Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) Conference, Be’sha sang to the east, west, north and south and along with the rest of the group, poured water and placed a piece of tobacco into the river.
The National Council of Churches (NCC) is leading an effort to collect signatures for an open letter to President Trump expressing “profound concern over the rise in tensions between the United States and North Korea.”
While not excusing the “unfortunate choice of language and careless posturing of [North Korean leader] Kim Jong Un, the letter insists that the president has “a responsibility to act with probity, tact, and care.”
Presbyterian mission co-workers Jeff and Christi Boyd developed a floor and board game several years ago to help U.S. Presbyterians appreciate the joint efforts of students, parents, communities and churches to improve education in Africa. The game also prompts players to ponder the plight of African children.
Presbyterian mission co-workers Jeff and Christi Boyd developed a floor and board game several years ago to help U.S. Presbyterians appreciate the joint efforts of students, parents, communities and churches to improve education in Africa. The game also prompts players to ponder the plight of African children.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee to make changes to The Joan Fong New Church Development (NCD) Capital Grant and that the necessary changes be made to the Policies and Guidelines of the General Assembly Church Loan Program Endowment Funds to reflect those approved by the A Corporation.
아미쿠스 브리프Amicus Brief(법정의 친구)를 통해 신앙 파트너들은 사법 기관의 잠재적 의사 결정에 대한 도덕성과 신념에 대한 구체적인 견해를 제시하기 위해 미국 대법원에 제기된 사례에 응답할 수 있도록 초대 받았다. 2017년 9월 18일 월요일, 미국장로교 총회 정서기인 허버트 넬슨J. Herbert Nelson 목사는 Trump v. IRAP, et al. 및 트럼프 대 하와이 주 외 다수의 종교 간 및 종교 단체와 함께 미국 대법원에 출두하여 대부분이 무슬림 국가인6개 나라의 국민들과 피난민들이 미국에 입국하는 것을 막는 대통령 행정명령에 반대를 표시한다.
The Rev. Edwin González-Castillo, Stated Clerk of the San Juan Presbytery in Puerto Rico, says the biggest challenge he is facing in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria is communications. Attempting to reach and coordinate relief efforts across the island has been hampered by downed communication lines outside of San Juan, infrastructure damage due to flooding and ongoing concerns about fuel shortages.
Via amicus briefs, faith partners are often invited to respond to cases brought to the U.S. Supreme Court since they offer specific perspectives of morality and faith in potential decisions made by the judicial body. On Monday, September 18, 2017, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), signed an amicus brief in Trump v. IRAP, et al, and Trump v. State of Hawaii, et al, before the U.S. Supreme Court with other interfaith religious institutions and organizations in opposition to the President’s Executive Order that was intended to stop all refugees from entering the United States as well as the nationals of six predominantly Muslim countries.
After its opening in September 1967, the faux-Colonial building at 425 Lombard Street housing the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) looked like an iceberg broken free from Independence Hall four blocks up Fifth Street. The inside, pristine as it was, revealed surfaces and spaces worthy of the Old School-New School dispute.