Peace
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Links
to Denominational Statements on Peace and Justice
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| Presbyterian |
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1) Two statements
of faith from The Book of Confessions (2nd from 1967)
www.pcusa.org/peacemaking/iraq/confessions
2) Peacemaking
& Social Justice in The Book of Order of the Constitution
of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (12/31/03)
www.pcusa.org/peacemaking/order
3) Presbyterian Peace Fellowship (news & views of Progressives)
www.witherspoonsociety.org/peace_fellowship
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| American
Baptist |
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1)
American Baptist Resolution on Peace (Modified March 1996)
www.abc-usa.org/resources/resol/peaceres
(Highlite Who We Are, then click on Policy Statements
& Resolutions. Go to (P) and click on Peace under Resolutions.)
2) The Bible Speaks About Peace - 12 Things Every Christian
Should Know
www.bpfna.org/bspeak
3) American Baptist Policy Statement on Peace (see especially
Policy/Principles section on pages 11-13). Modified September
1996.
www.abc-usa.org/resources/resol/peace
(Highlite Who We Are, then click on Policy Statements
& Resolutions. Go to (P) and click on Peace under Policy
Statement.)
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| United
Methodist |
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The
United Methodist Church and Peace (Resolution 318, amended and
readopted, 2000)
www.umc.org/interior_print.asp?ptid=4&md+989-23.6KB
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| United
Church of Christ |
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1)Biblical
Foundations for Justice Advocacy
www.ucc.org/justice/index
Click on "Why Justice" from choices on bar at left.
2) The UCC Briefing Book (Includes statements on many justice
issues, as well as effective advocacy pointers. The entire book
is 80 pages, but you can print just the pages you want.)
www.ucc.org/justice/brief03.pdf
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| Disciples
of Christ |
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Prayer
Vigil for Peace (examines need for dialogue on our nation's
purpose at this time in history, talk given at Charlotte General
Assembly, Oct. 20, 2003)
www.disciples.org/ga03/news
hamm_vigil.htm
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| Episcopal |
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Statement
from the Presiding Bishop: The Peace of Christ (Peace of an
entirely different order) May 17,2004
Go to official web home page:
www.ecusa.anglican.org/index_flash.htm
Click on: (a) The
Life and Work of the Church (at top); (b) on Called to Justice:
The Church Responds (at left, 7 down from the top); and (c)
on The Office of the Presiding Bishop Portal.
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| Evangelical
Lutheran Church of America |
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1)
Living in a Time of Terrorism (April 2004) www.elca.org/socialstatements/terrorism
2) Talking Together As Christians About Tough Social Issues
(downloadable booklet with tips & process for small groups)
www.elca.org/dcs/talkingtogether.pdf
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