Sermon on the Binding of Isaac by the Rev. Allison Liles
Read this sermon Holy Innocents, Then and Now by the Rev. Gary Commins
Legislation- to support the passage of sensible gun laws. Where does your state stand regarding sensible gun laws? check it out here (Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
Use the EPF Gun Violence Prevention curriculum in your church or chapter to learn more about the epidemic of gun violence in our country and how you can reduce it.
The Children’s Defense Fund’s 2013 Report Protect Children Not Guns, a compilation of recent data and outlines state by state information, trends and stats by race & gender.
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship also has many congregational resources. See them HERE.
Read the fact sheets and information from the Gun Victim’s Action Council, Heeding God’s Call, Mayor’s Against Illegal Guns, New York Times article on Mental Illness and Guns
Write to Melanie Atha epfactnow@gmail.comto show your interest in this issue.
Post the EPF sticker on your church: No Guns in God’s House (from the EPF web store).
Take the ‘Gun Free Zone’ postcards and stickers to local businesses.
Encourage your bishop to join Bishops United Against Gun Violence, a group of 60 bishops who have come together to explore means of reducing the appalling levels of gun violence in our society, and to advocate for policies and legislation that save lives. If your bishop is already a member, ask him or her how you effectively can work together in your state.