In addition to the existential threat that climate crisis poses, it’s also a factor in conflict and violence around the world, the Rev. Dr. Mark Douglas said earlier this month on “A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast.”
In the coming days, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to veto a bill that will have an overwhelming negative impact on transgender youth across the state. Unfortunately, it may not be enough. Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers are joining their counterparts in several other states in a move designed to commit further violence against and deny the rights of transgender siblings of God and they likely have the votes to override any veto.
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) condemns the violence and attacks being reported [in recent] days in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). We grieve the loss of both Israeli and Palestinian lives and call on the U.S. government to do everything possible to bring an end to the violence. Unless the core causes of the conflict are addressed, violent acts perpetrated by both sides will continue.
The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), believes the impact of violence in the U.S. is at a critical level. In this week’s devotional, Nelson says it’s time to turn to God for hope.
A California pastor describes her struggles of continuing to be a voice of hope even in the midst of a pandemic and personal foibles.
In the past year, growing tensions between the federal government of Ethiopia and opposition groups led by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have erupted into open clashes between Ethiopia’s army and rebel forces.
The spreading conflict has left thousands dead, displaced an estimated 2 million people, and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine. Recently, a joint United Nations and the Ethiopian human rights commission report found all of the combatants guilty of “appalling levels of brutality,” including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and attacks on refugees.
We have watched with shock and dismay the violence that is once again ripping apart the Holy Land and its peoples, and we are deeply concerned about a further escalation. We send our condolences to the families of the deceased and our prayers for healing to those who have been injured.
The death last week of a U.S. Capitol Police officer reminds us once again that we are a nation in need of God. The senseless actions against Officer William Evans have left a mother without her son and two children without a father. Just a few short months ago, this same ground was the site of a deadly assault that left five people dead and more than 140 injured.
As George Floyd’s murder ignited a movement against systemic racism in the U.S., the death of a young woman has become a rallying cry for justice in Haiti.
The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground...” (Genesis 4: 10 NIV) This was the opening passage of a heartfelt and prophetic pastoral message that the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) sent to its congregations condemning systemic and structural injustice and lamenting security force excesses in both South Africa and the United States.