Category - United States

US churches continue to seek unity in social justice and witness

Episcopal News Service — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:32:30 +0000

The US National Council of Churches' assembly focused on being global good neighbours, including immigration reform, the meaning of Christian unity in a pluralistic era, and obstacles to unity, racial justice and interfaith dialogue.

The next US President and the Middle East

Timothy Seidel — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:20:30 +0000

The geopolitical dynamics and instability in the Middle East makes that region an important element of any US president’s foreign policy, says Timothy Seidel. But the major parties are still trading in stereotypes, not solutions.

Global church team to share creative nonviolence experience in Germany

agency reporter — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:24:11 +0000

Witnesses for creative peacemaking from member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Burundi, Brazil, Greece and the United States will travel to Germany, 27 June - 4 July, to exchange experiences in overcoming violence.

Church leaders call for decisive US action over Gaza crisis

staff writers — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:21:47 +0000

As US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice travels to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the wake of the chaos occasioned by Israel's intervention in Gaza, senior US church figures have written calling for urgent action.

US faith leaders call nationwide fast against the war in Iraq

staff writers — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:52:48 +0000

Leaders from many religious communities across the United States have urged Americans of all faiths and none to join a fast from dawn to dusk on Monday 8 October 2007 to call for an end to the Iraq War.

Mixed reaction to CNN series on religious zealotry

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:46:29 +0000

An ambitious media look at religious zealots in Christianity, Judaism and Islam is receiving worldwide media coverage, but lukewarm reviews from television critics in the United States. The CNN series began to air on 22 August 2007

Civic and faith activists back US climate change fast

staff writers — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:30:04 +0000

A coalition of activists from US civic and religious groups concerned about the impact of climate change on the global community, particularly the poorest, are organising a fast on 4 September 2007 to call for concerted action.

US churches continue push for children's economic rights

staff writers — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:13:55 +0000

Leaders of 20 national American religious organizations are continuing to press the US Congress this month (June 2007), urging expanded funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Programme (SCHIP).

US religious groups launch initiative for a nuclear-free world

staff writers — Mon, 14 May 2007 21:29:01 +0000

A coalition of national and regional religious leaders across the United States has launched a major initiative to "zero-out" funding for the production of new nuclear warheads. It has Christian and interfaith backing.