Thursday, January 26, 2012, 4:34pm Show your love for humanity this Valentine’s Day by joining FOR, the National Gun Victims Action Council, and allies in boycotting Starbucks! Why Starbucks? Recent actions have revealed Starbucks’ tacit support of the NRA’s pro-gun agenda — which we hold responsible for the current epidemic of U.S. gun violence. Yesterday, Rep….
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Boycott of Starbucks to launch on Valentine’s Day: End “open carry” gun policy on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 6:34am Starbucks’ Love for Guns Prompts Gun Victims’ Advocate Group to Launch Nationwide Boycott on Valentine’s Day 2012 CHICAGO, IL.: A nationwide boycott of Starbucks stores and its products will be launched on Valentine’s Day 2012. Its goal…
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“BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS,” a Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Event On January 16, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, defying threats and rumors of snow, an estimated 170 people filled the St. Augustine nave for the 7th annual “Blessed Are the Peace Makers” Martin Luther King, Jr. event. This event was initiated by and is…
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Young Adult Episcopal Peace Fellowship Pilgrimage on “Food, Faith & Farming: Crossing Invisible Borders in our Community,” in Oxnard March 23-25. Space Available!Young adults within and beyond the Diocese of Los Angeles are invited to participate in an exciting experiential “pilgrimage” that explores issues of immigration, food sustainability and eco-justice based at the Abundant Table…
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Last week the gun lobby lost big, and supporters of common sense gun laws won big. With help from Brady’s Legal Action Project (LAP), courts ruled against gun lobby challenges to gun laws in three important cases: In Washington, D.C. a federal judge dismissed a gun lobby challenge to an Obama Administration rule requiring that…
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The emotion that gripped me the morning after watching President Obama declare an end to the war in Iraq was a deep sadness. Even in his Oval Office speech, the mission of the war in Iraq still wasn’t made clear — and it never was. The strategic consequences of neglecting Afghanistan and inadvertently strengthening Iran because of the U.S….
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Homily, Second Sunday after Christmas: Holy Innocents, Holy Baptism 2012 by Dr. Linda Gaither The Wise Men have come and gone! They’ve been plodding along our window sills at St. Thomas’ for several weeks, on their way to the creche. You may have missed them, stationed next to Trudi in the greenery. Our bright Star…
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(or why I won’t be singing O Little Town of Bethlehem again this year) Some things don’t change. This year things have only gotten worse in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. A friend in Hebron commented, “There are so few signs of hope here now.” And as a bishop once said, “My message…
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5 DAY RAFFLE: and Donate to the EPF Young Adult Initiative (min. $10) and you’ll be entered into our CHRISTMAS RAFFLE for IPOD NANO, Kindle Key Board 3G, or Nook Color (your choice). Winner will be selected randomly on December 20th. We will contact the winner and send selection in time for Christmas. All proceeds…
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Episcopal Peace Fellowship: PRESS RELEASE: Palestine/Israel Network (PIN) of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Contact: Ms. Donna Hicks (NC) 919-688-3419 djhicks2790@earthlink.net and The Rev. Cotton Fite (Chicago): 847-894-3094 cotton.fite@sbcglobal.net During the week EPF will release video clips from the conference at Episcopal Peace Fellowship Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/episcopalpeacefellowship) “Living the Gospel, that’s what the Palestine/Israel Network is about. Acts…
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