Este día, como personas de fe que creemos en un Dios de sanidad y restauración, oramos por la ciudad de París y todos los que habitan en ella. Denunciamos los actos de violencia sin sentido y el terrorismo que han tenido lugar en los últimos días allí, y buscamos la justicia para las víctimas inocentes que han perdido sus vidas y a los ciudadanos que han sido llevados al miedo. Del mismo modo, condenamos el antisemitismo que fue parte de estos ataques, y a cualquier organización que busque infligir terror en nombre de la religión. Hoy y en los próximos …
미국 장로교 지도자들이 파리에서 일어난 폭력에 대해 규탄하면서 정의에 호소하다
오늘 우리는 치유와 회복의 하나님을 믿는 믿음의 사람들로서 파리와 그 안에 사는 모든 사람들을 위해 기도합니다. 우리는 지난 며칠 사이에 그곳에서 일어난 어처구니 없는 폭력과 테러 행위들을 비난합니다. 그리고 생명을 잃은 무고한 희생자들과 두려움에 사로잡힌 시민들을 위해 정의를 호소합니다. 이와 마찬가지로, 우리는 이러한 공격을 일으킨 원인들 중 일부분을 차지하는 반 유대주의 및 종교의 이름으로 공포를 조장하려는 어떤 기관들도 비난합니다. 오늘 그리고 앞으로도, 우리는 믿음의 사람들 모두가 평화와 일치를 향한 노력에 함께 힘을 모을 것을 촉구합니다.
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This day, as people of faith who believe in a God of healing and restoration, we pray for the city of Paris and all who dwell in it. We denounce the senseless acts of violence and terrorism that have taken place there over the last few days, and seek justice for the innocent victims who have lost their lives and the citizens who have been thrust into fear. Likewise, we condemn the anti-Semitism that was part of these attacks, and any organization that would seek to inflict horror in the name of religion. Today and in the coming days, we …
American Muslim leaders said they stand against terrorism committed in the name of Islam, trying to distance themselves from the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings who were identified as Muslims with ties to Chechnya.
Chechnya, the Russian republic believed to be connected to the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects, has been the scene of terrorism and related violence since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union.
A Norwegian bishop addressing the recent bombing and shooting attacks in his country said Norway has “countered this insane terrorism by demonstrating love and solidarity.”
“We have brought out a social capital we maybe even did not know was there. We must rebuild our trust in human beings as fellow human beings,” said Church of Norway Bishop Tor Singsaas of Nidaros at the opening of the annual St. Olav Festival in Trondheim on July 28.
In the days since the attacks, Norwegian priests and church workers have joined in caring for the survivors and the victims’ families, with churches opened for people seeking comfort and community. Oslo’s Lutheran Cathedral, situated a few blocks from the damaged government buildings, has become a center for mourners to light candles. Outside the cathedral, flowers cover large areas and also the street.
For years, many religious and political conservatives in the U.S. have sought to connect Islam to violence carried out by Muslims, and argued that Muslims often fail to denounce terrorism committed by Islamic extremists.
But in the wake of the horrific attacks in Norway by a right-wing extremist who identified himself as a Christian warrior against Islam, many of those American conservatives are finding themselves on the defensive, especially after some of them prematurely portrayed the terror attacks as the works of Muslims.
Mark Juergensmeyer, author of Terror in the Mind of God, noted close parallels between the 32-year-old …
The killing of Osama bin Laden has united survivors of the 1998 terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, who now say they find strength in faith in God and prayer.
“Our faith has been giving us strength to soldier on in very difficult times. Our lives were changed forever,” Douglas Sidialo, who leads a group of Kenya terrorist attack survivors and families, told ENInews May 3.
He was speaking at a memorial park constructed at the site of where the embassy stood and where other survivors had converged following the news of bin Laden’s killing on May …
In light of Osama bin Laden’s death on May 1, Presbyterian ministries here have had reason to reflect anew on denominational statements and studies on terrorism, war and the continuing call for peace.
The Rev. Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), encouraged the offices of Theology and Worship and Compassion, Peace and Justice and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy to share the following resources for prayer and reflection.