20 February, 2013 Steadfast Hope: Educating for Engagement Cotton Fite I recently organized and led an Epiphany Adult Series on Israel/Palestine (at St. Augustine’s Church, Wilmette, IL) using the Episcopal edition of Steadfast Hope as primary resource. By most indicators it was a success - lots of participants (29), consistent attendance, and, best of all, there […]
The Executive Council meets today in Linthicum, MD. They will receive a list of over 400 Episcopalian names urging them to take a stand for human rights in the Middle East and act on the resolutions brought before General Convention concerning Palestine & Israel. To read the full text of the petition click Voices […]
The Palestine Israel Network of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship is accepting applications for a young adult delegate to send to the Sabeel Global Young Adult Festival; Aiming for Miracles Through Activism: Moving Mountains, Reshaping the World, held from July 1-6, 2013 in Bethlehem. The Young Adult Delegate (18-35yrs) would represent EPF’s commitment to working for […]
On Palestine and Israel: Resolved, that the Diocese of North Carolina calls the Executive Council to act on the 77th General Conven- tion’s Resolution A015 re-affirming the 70th General Convention Resolution A149 which “require(s) the State of Israel to account to the Government of the United States for all aid to Israel...in compliance with the Foreign Assistance Act” by sending […]
As the issues it addresses are of deep concern to us, the Episcopal Peace Fellowship's Palestine Israel Network is hosting the following letter. It was, however, generated exclusively by those who are its signatories. Episcopal Voices of Conscience Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21, 2013 A Prophetic Challenge to the Executive Council “No, […]
Taking Stock, Getting our Bearings The Palestine Israel Network, Episcopal Peace Fellowship January, 2013 Friends, PIN is two years old this month. It’s time to look at what we’ve done, what we’ve learned and to look ahead to where we want to go. No one would yet describe the Episcopal Church’s witness for a […]
As I sit down to write my Christmas message during this Advent season, there are no words that touch me more deeply than these words from Isaiah chapter 40, “Comfort, O Comfort my people, says your God.” During this time I have been moved by the emotions associated with the beginning of life and […]
(A presentation given at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Philadelphia, St. Nicholas Day, December 9, 2012) THOU SHALT NOT BULLDOZE THY NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE By Susan Landau Thank you for inviting me to be here with you on St. Nicholas Day. The Church of St. Martin in-the Fields is an inspiring example of how a community of faith can promote […]
Balance and Dialogue as a Substitute for Advocacy and Justice? Advocacy by Christian Leaders: Recently, Palestinians lost 170+ lives in Gaza and Israelis lost 5+ in a wave of violence, and just averted a war with a tense ceasefire, while the United Nations has granted the Palestinians observer status as a state and Israel has […]
October 25 Dear Church Leaders: The American Muslims for Palestine, a national, grassroots organization dedicated to educating Americans about Palestine, would like to offer our wholehearted gratitude for your letter asking Congress to hold Israel accountable for its many human rights abuses of Palestinians and repeated violations of international law. As the largest Palestinian-led organization […]
Washington DC October 31, 2012 We write today as Palestinian American Christians in support of the October 5th letter by fifteen U.S. Christian leaders who called for an investigation of possible Israeli violations of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, and, more broadly, whether our aid to Israel is […]
The following is an excerpt from a book to be published by Palestinian Christian Samia Khoury. ...what drew a lot of attention and controversy was the letter sent to the Congress on October 5, 2012 by 15 prominent American Christian leaders. “As Christian leaders in the United States, it is our moral responsibility to question […]
