This digest is a compilation of the social witness-related items that came before the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly in 2012. For each piece of business, the digest summarizes the Assembly action, the content of each proposal and its … Continue reading
America and Its Guns: A Theological Expose by James E. Atwood Purchase from Cascade Books: Wipf & Stock Publishers America leads the industrialized world in gun deaths. Children in the U.S. are 12 times more likely to die from … Continue reading
At 10:30 AM, Sunday morning, August 5, just as the members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin were reading scripture and preparing food for their morning service and community meal, a gunman entered the gurdwara (temple) and opened fire, … Continue reading
This Sunday, August 5, 2012, churches all across the country will turn their prayers, and hopefully their hands, toward homelessness and the need for affordable housing. The situation is dire: 750,000 to 1 million people sleep on the streets every … Continue reading