Swords into plowshares
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Swords into Plowshares is the blog of the Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations of the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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August 23, 2014What is the Church to do with #Ferguson, #MichaelBrown and #HandsUpDon’tShoot?
Friday afternoon staff gathered in the Chapel at the Presbyterian Center for a conversation. One of the outcomes was a request to write up the process we used and to share it.
The invite said this:
What is the Church to do with #Ferguson, #MichaelBrown and #HandsUpDon’tShoot?
Come to the Chapel on Friday, August 22 at 2pm for an all-staff conversation
“You aren’t going to fix 400 years with a prayer” said this week by a man working at Greater St. Mark’s Church, a gathering place for the community. As people of faith we believe prayer matters – but words …
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August 14, 2014
Moving Past an Impulse/Intention for Racial Justice
So many words, so many nights of protests, days of planning, so many photos and videos... It has been over 100 days since Michael Brown was shot dead by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Out of more than 100 days of protest, there have been 2 with violence. And yet, anticipating the grand jury verdict regarding whether the officer will be indicted and a court case will be pursued, insurers are requiring shopkeepers to board up their windows and doors, the governor has called in the National Guard, local police are moving in military equipment and media are …
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