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New Orleans, August 25, 2010 --
Khandi Alexander
Actress Khandi Alexander of HBO's Treme is narrator
of an NBC special on the aftermath of Katrina presented by the NCC and
produced by the Presbyterian Church (USA) on NBC stations beginning August
29.
Chicago, August 20, 2010
-- Christopher Dies
His Eminence Christopher, Metropolitan of
Libertyville-Chicago and Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the U.S.
and Canada, died Wednesday at the age of 82.
New Orleans, August 18, 2010 --
Coming Home
Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the
Gulf Coast, the NCC is presenting on August 29 an NBC special produced by
the Presbyterian Church (USA) on displaced families that are slowly
returning home.
Chicago,
August 18, 2010 --
Language
A diverse group of Christians gathered in
Chicago, August 9-11 to explore the power of language
Christians use to talk about God and one another.
New York, August 12, 2010
Support for Mosque
NCC General Secretary Michael Kinnamon said in a
strongly worded editorial that it is appropriate and important to build
Cordoba House and Mosque at Ground Zero.
New York, August 11, 2010 --
Ramadan Respect
The NCC, its Interfaith Relations Commission and
participants in the National Muslin-Christian Initiative, have issued a
statement the eve of Ramadan calling on Christians to respect their
Muslim neighbors.
Washington,
July 30, 2010 --
Crack v. Cocaine
Faith leaders applauded the U.S. Congress' approval
July 29
of legislation to reduce the sentencing disparity between crack and powder
cocaine offenses.
Chicago,
July 26, 2010 --
Language Matters
A diverse group of Christians will gather here August 9-11
to talk about the language people use to talk about God and faith.
New York, July 21, 2010 -- Immigration Hymn
Hymn writer Carolyn Winfrey Gillette of
Wilmington,
Del., has produced a new text
dealing with immigration, now
on the webpage of the National Council of Churches
for free use by congregations.
Atlanta, July 21, 2010 -- Student Movement
The U.S. Student Christian Movement (SCM), which has
lain dormant for more than 40 years, will be reborn October 8-11 at a
historic gathering at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
New York,
July 20, 2010 -- EcuLink
EcuLink, the National Council of Churches' award-winning
tabloid that has been on hiatus since 2006, has re-emerged in electronic
form at http://eculink.org.
Elkhart, Ind., July 15, 2010 -- Peace Conference
"Peace
Among the Peoples," a Decade to Overcome Violence related ecumenical peace
conference, will be held July 28-31 at Associated Mennonite Bible Seminary
here.
New York, July 14, 2010 -- George W. Webber
The Rev. Dr. George W. "Bill" Webber, 90, one of the
vanguard of 20th century Protestant advocates of social justice that
included Martin Luther King Jr. and William Sloan Coffin, Jr., died July 10
in Maplewood, N.J.
Washington, July 14, 2010 -- Prayer Petition
The National Council of Churches Eco-justice team is
circulating a prayer petition urging government agencies to turn away from
partisan politics and seek "a just and moral response" to the crisis caused
by the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
New
York, July 13, 2010 -- 2010 Yearbook
The National Council of Churches' 2010
Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, one of the most
respected records of church membership and financial data, is on sale this
week at a discounted price of $50 per copy.
New
Orleans, July 6, 2010 --
Centennial Gathering
When the National Council of Churches and Church
World Service gather here in the Marriott New Orleans Convention Center for
their General Assembly this November 9-11, the meeting will mark a historic
milestone for the ecumenical movement.
New York, July 1, 2010 --
Blevins
In a joint appointment by the NCC and the Church of
the Brethren, Jordan Blevins starts July 1 as the church’s staff for witness
in a position also seconded to the NCC to serve as an advocacy officer in
Washington. Blevins will lead an ecumenical peacemaking program on behalf of
the two organizations.
New
York, July 1, 2010 -- Jesus Prayer
A little known 2000-year-old Christian prayer, still
used by monks and nuns in far away caves and monasteries, is the subject of
a documentary feature film and book slated for early 2011.
Washington,
June 30, 2010 --
Gun violence
The National Council of Churches finds the Supreme Court's
5-4 decision on gun ownership to be "disappointing," but stresses that the
ruling does not negate the possibility of enacting laws to reduce gun violence.
Washington,
June 29, 2010 --
Chemical Safety
Faith-based organizations at the national and state level
are calling on Congress to establish a comprehensive chemical policy to
protect both people and the environment.
Washington, June 29, 2010 --
Shaw Appointment
The
Rev. Dr. William J. Shaw, a former member of the National Council of
Churches Governing Board and immediate past president of the National
Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., has been named to the U.S. Commission on
International Religious Freedom by President Obama.
New York, June 9, 2010 -
Agent Orange
Former NCC President Michael Livingston participated in an ecumenical
delegation to Vietnam to study the effects of Agent Orange and Dioxin. He
filed this report.
Washington, June 9, 2010 - Stop Torture
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture
(NRCAT) has released a new video, Accounting
for Torture, featuring the voices of religious
leaders who supporting the message of the Physicians for Human Rights
report,
Experiments
in Torture: Human Subject Research and Evidence in the ‘Enhanced’
Interrogation Program.
New York, June 9, 2010 - No Nukes
A World Council of Churches delegation, including NCC
General Secretary Michael Kinnamon, has met with a cross-section of the
governments at the conference to promote first steps toward a legal ban on
nuclear weapons.
Edinburgh, Scotland, June 7, 2010 - Witnessing
A Century after the gathering that marked the birth
of the modern ecumenical movement, ecumenists returned to Edinburgh under
the theme of "Witnessing to Christ Today."
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