As college students and others protest the war in Gaza and urge divestment from companies that profit from violations of the rights of Palestinians — and call for an end to U.S. military support for those human rights violations — the PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness is asking Presbyterians to oppose a pair of bills already passed in the U.S. House of Representatives that OPW says will limit free speech and advocacy rights in this country.
The General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations invites you to join us in studying the document, “Denouncing Antisemitism and Islamophobia,” a newly finalized paper approved by the 225th General Assembly. At the same time, we encourage Presbyterians and Presbyterian entities to reach out proactively to their Jewish and Muslim neighbors to strengthen ties toward community building.
Tuesday’s episode of “Just Talk Live” delivered lessons on how to dismantle antisemitism and Islamophobia. Chief among them: Building relationships.
The Israel Palestine Mission Network [IPMN] of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) supports our Stated Clerk, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, in his Jan. 17 call for unity of spirit, which he issued on the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.