Focusing on issues related to sexuality, gender based violence and HIV and AIDS, leaders from African churches and civil society organizations engaged in lively discussions at a World Council of Churches (WCC) workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The 25th of each month is designated by the United Nations Secretary- General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women Campaign as “Orange Day” an official date on the UN calendar to draw attention to violence against women and girls around the world. Orange Day calls on UN programs and partners, government leaders and the global community to highlight issues relevant to preventing and ending violence.
Inspired by frequently asked questions from her students, Permission Granted by Jennifer Grace Bird encourages the reader to examine where they have placed their faith. Is it on the words in the Bible or on the God the Bible points to?
I’ve had it. This time we cannot roll our eyes, snicker under our breath, or defer to that great US colloquialism: “what two people do behind closed doors is up to them.” 100,000,000 paperback copies and a big screen movie have flung those doors wide open, friends.
Preliminary police reports describe a long-simmering dispute over parking as the motive for the killings of three Muslim students at a Chapel Hill condominium Tuesday (Feb. 10).
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 …
Presbyterian World Mission is asking for prayers for longtime Presbyterian Mission co-workers Gwen and John Haspels, who were injured Wednesday, October 1, when their car was attacked by armed bandits on a rural road in Ethiopia.
Ukrainian Greek-Catholic bishops from around the world, meeting in Lviv for their annual Holy Synod, have appealed to the international community to help restore peace in Ukraine.