This declaration reaffirms the spirit of the June 15 Joint Declaration and stipulates that South and North have agreed to resolve the issue of unification on their own initiative and according to the spirit of “by-the-Korean-people-themselves.” Leaders of both South and North recognize the need to build a permanent peace regime.
While being in violation of immigration laws is a civil matter and not a crime; men, women, and children are increasingly being incarcerated for these infractions. Detainees are under the care and jurisdiction of federal officers but since they lack the facilities to hold them they contract with local jails and private for-profit prisons to accommodate over half of those in custody. Since most jails and prisons cannot accommodate children, including nursing infants, they are often taken into state custody. Immigrant detainees are often transferred from state to state which can prevent visitations with children and hinder efforts to gain …
In 1952, Ellis Island was closed and the United States moved away from a system of detention for immigrants unless they were deemed a flight risk or a danger to society. Under this system, immigrants were permitted to remain with family until mandatory court appearances. However, in the mid-1990’s this changed and there was an increase in mandatory detention without bond for many immigrants.
By William M. Ramsay
Men of the Church in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) provides 13 bible studies to aid congregations in this area of ministry. Each study is inspired by a book of the Bible and includes seven sessions for open discussion.
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National Hispanic Latino Presbyterian Ministry Directory (May 2016). This directory is in Spanish. Directorio Nacional Ministerios Hispano/Latinos Presbiterianos (Mayo 2016)
The National Council of Korean Presbyterian Churches (NCKPC), PC(USA) is a racial ethnic caucus representing 430 Korean-American churches in the PC(USA). It is the second largest racial ethnic caucus in the denomination with about 55,000 active members and 40 years of history.
Eight synods within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have some form of Native American Ministry in their bounds. While you will find some presbyteries with several churches and chapels; others will have one church listed. Most PC(USA) Native American churches are located on reservation and trust lands. The one off-reservation church is located in Phoenix, Arizona. The majority of churches do not have full time clergy.
Most of the churches are small in membership and have emerged from four models:
This document describes the process of spiritual discernment in community that has helped the task force and other groups to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit and to live out its call to represent the peace, unity, and purity that are the gifts of God in Jesus Christ.
Domestic Violence and Veterans: An Increasing Problem
The Rev. Bonnie M. Orth
Domestic violence is a pattern of controlling, abusive, or violent behaviors used with an intimate partner. It may be physical, emotional or psychological, sexual, verbal, or financial and may include isolating the victim, minimizing, denying, blaming, and using children to control the victim. It is an issue of power and control, not of anger and losing control. Domestic violence happens in all communities and crosses all social, economic, and cultural borders. While 90 to 95% of domestic violence victims are female, there are also male victims.