NCC Laments the Turkish Decision to Convert the Hagia Sophia into a Mosque, and Remembers the Genocide at Srebrenica
The following is a statement of the National Council of the Churches of Christ USA (republished with permission). You can view their entire statement, including links to Orthodox Times articles, by visiting https://nationalcouncilofchurches.us/statement-on-hagia-sophia-and-remember-srebrenica-genocide/ The National Council of the Churches...
Amplifying the Message in Word and Deed: Liberation not Annexation
By Kathryn Mary Lohre The government of Israel has declared its intention to annex West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley, as soon as July 1. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu depends on the backing of the US presidential...
Treating the Underlying Conditions
By Kathryn Mary Lohre Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored? Jeremiah 8:22 On May 24, the National Council of the Churches of...
In the Image of God: Please, I Can’t Breathe
By Rabbi Yehiel Poupko Today, we, the Jewish People, have finished counting and fulfilling seven weeks of seven days, forty-nine days since Pesakh and the liberation from slavery in Egypt-Mitzrayim. As the Torah records, we were freed from slavery...
Commemorating the Emanuel Nine
elca.org/emanuelnine As we approach the fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of the Emanuel Nine, ELCA congregations are encouraged to reaffirm their commitment to repenting for the sins of racism and white supremacy, which continue to plague this church. As...
Ecumenical Call to Common Prayer
As we approach the twentieth anniversary of our full communion agreement, “Called to Common Mission,” we give thanks to God for the partnership we share with The Episcopal Church. In the coming months, we will pray for and with...