For people who have been present for recent General Assemblies, it is very clear that this Assembly changed the tone and substance of conversations that […]
Palestinian human rights activist assaulted at Presbyterian General Assembly
Try to visualize this scenario. You are in open-carry state, in a publicly accessible facility, with no security. A man walks out of a room, […]
Friday Plenary on Middle East Issues
Presbyterians for Middle East Peace recommends that the plenary support the recommendations of the Middle East Committee. We do this despite disagreeing with the position […]
Wrap Up on the Good Work of the Middle East Issues Committee
Presbyterians for Middle East Peace thanks the members, leadership and staff of the Middle East Issues Committee for a job well done. They thought through […]
What Palestinians who want peace are up against
We are deeply saddened by what happened to our dear friend Bassem Eid at the Presbyterian General Assembly. The incident is chronicled in this article […]
Before the Middle East Issues Committee—Tuesday
The single most important overture before the committee today addresses dialogue between Presbyterians and the American Jewish community. It is important to remember that there […]
Things to Consider as Committee Hearings Begin on the Middle East
Commissioners on the Middle East Issues Committee of the General Assembly need to consider, first and foremost, the strategy of passing study papers and policies […]
Did God Make a Mistake Sending the People of Israel into the Promised Land? The opening worship of the General Assembly suggested that God did.
In the opening worship of the Presbyterian General Assembly in St. Louis yesterday, the Call to Confession read, “The Hebrew people crossed the Jordan into […]
Open Hands
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 223rd Presbyterian General Assembly […]
Overture [12-01]: Does perception meet reality?
That would seem to be the question that is posed by Overture 12-1 which would paint a picture of the trampling of First Amendment rights […]