Jake Donaldson, May 2013 More than a decade after 9/11, our leaders tell us that the world is a safer place for Americans. Our soldiers have done their job in the Middle East. Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden have been killed, Al Qaida and the Taliban are on the run, and democratic societies…
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A Message of Concern from Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman: VoteVets.org
Last week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 in favor of arming and training the Syrian rebels. This is a misguided and dangerous idea. I helped to train the Iraqi Army during my second tour, and their concern is that many of the anti-Assad forces are the same terrorists they’ve fought before and who…
Death Penalty Trial of Jesus of Nazareth in Austin
EPF NEC Member Bob Kinney covers the Death Penalty Trial of Jesus of Nazareth in Austin “Welcome to the courtroom in the sanctuary of the historically progressive First Baptist Church in downtown Austin on Maundy Thursday 2013 where The State of Texas versus Jesus of Nazareth trial was in its sentencing stage and the…
Blessed Peacemakers: New book from Kerry Walters and Robin Jarrell
All of us yearn for a peaceable and just world, but some roll up their sleeves and set to work to make the dream real. Blessed Peacemakers celebrates 365 of them, one for each day of the year. Their stories are richly diverse. They share a commitment to peace and justice, but the various contexts…
Speech at Urban Caucus by the Rev. Rex McKee
On behalf of The Episcopal Church in Minnesota and The Episcopal Peace Fellowship welcome; we are honored to have Urban Caucus meet in Minneapolis. Welcome to the first state to defeat an amendment to limit the freedom to marry, and God willing, one of the next states to legalize same gender marriage. I serve…
Multi-faith Young Adult Nonviolence Internship Program
June 3 – July 7, 2013 Are you passionate about social justice? Interested in activism? Curious about other religious traditions? Muslim, Jewish or Christian? Ready to get your hands dirty – literally? Apply now to spend your summer with the Community of Living Traditions at the Stony Point Center. Join other young adults for eight…
MORE Prayer & Action in Washington, D.C.
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION SABBATH at the NATIONAL CATHEDRAL At the Cathedral, we are working toward a significant Sabbath weekend over March 14 – 17. Saturday will be an amazing day and we hope you will be here and will bring any and all your family and friends. We will begin at 11:00 with a…
Open Letter to Starbucks
Howard Schultz Chief Executive Officer Starbucks Corporate Office & Headquarters 2401 Utah Ave. South Seattle, Washington, 98134 Dear Mr. Schultz: On January 9, 2013, U.S. gun lovers celebrated their passion for firearms and anger at gun law proposals by striding into public and private establishments with lethal weapons. “Gun Appreciation Day” harkened…
Service Outline for Dr. Martin Luther King Day by Dick Hall, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Freeland, WA
If there are images in this attachment, they will not be displayed. Download the original attachment Page 1 Prelude music – Civil Rights anthems Welcome: Dick Hall Song: “Everybody Sing Freedom” Karl Olsen, with gathering singing the refrain. (please stand to sing as able) Freedom. Freedom. Freedom, freedom, freedom Opening Prayer: Don Johnson Almighty God, by…
