Thanks to Episcopal Cafe for circulating this powerful statement. July 3, 2018 We join together and reach out in love to all who are gathered in Austin for the 79th General Convention. It is the first Convention since our beloved Edmond Browning, 24th Presiding Bishop, departed this life to join in all the company of heaven. We […]
Adding B018 A Resolution for Reconciliation and Engagement in the Holy Land D038 Civil Rights and Equality for All in Israel D039 Regarding Occupation and Apartheid B016 Adopt ELCA Action on Israel/Palestine D041 Protectng Jerusalem D044 Tools for Effective Shareholder Engagement for Human Rights - while this resolutions does not specifically name Israel/Palestine, the tools […]
As resolutions are filed between this posting and the next regularly-scheduled PINontheGo (5 July) we will post the number, title and links on this page. These links are included on the 28 June PINontheGo. Resolutions filed with General Convention since our last update: D018 Negotiating the Israeli Palestinian Conflict D019 Ending Church Complicity in the […]
Colleague Philip Farah is a Palestinian Christian born and raised in East Jerusalem. He is a founding member of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace and a co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP). We present this under the rubric of Voices for Justice because of the personal history Farah recounts […]
The wall of sound describes the music produced by Phil Spector in the 1960s and the Grateful Dead in the 1970s. It has been given new meaning in the 21st century by the Philadelphia Orchestra’s performing in the State of Israel. Sandy Tolan in his book, Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in […]
EPF PIN member Linda Gaither sets the context for EPF PIN's work at General Convention 2018. Our presiding bishop, +++Michael Curry, heard the cries of the people during his Holy Week visit to the Diocese of Jerusalem: “We have heard the cries of Palestinian Christians throughout the land, who strive only for equal treatment and […]
UK and USA Palestine Mental Health Network Study Tour The ten-day tour (March 25-April 4) with seven nights in Bethlehem and two in Nazareth was led by a woman who has been facilitating tours for internationals for nearly twenty years and this was the third study tour done in conjunction with the UK Palestine Mental […]
So, why does Jerusalem particularly matter? What is President Trump exactly threatening in declaring that “Jerusalem is off the table,” moving the U.S. embassy and recognizing Israel’s complete sovereignty over the disputed city? In a word, Trump’s peremptory gesture threatens to crush the “living stones” of Jerusalem. That, of course, is the poetic term that […]
One of the most fundamental misunderstandings about the struggle between the Palestinians and Israel over which people has rights to the small parcel of land that many of us call the Holy Land, lying between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, is that the struggle is of little geopolitical importance. For most Americans, the […]
Voices for Justice: EPF PIN Member Writes About A Sabeel Witness Visit Last month a group of 12 people from 6 countries went on a Sabeel witness pilgrimage. The focus was the Forgotten Faithful, Christians living in Palestine today, seen through the lens of Palestinian liberation theology. Led by the Rev Dr. Naim Ateek and […]
Many places around the world have been standing with the people of Gaza. EPF PIN member Harry Gunkel of San Antonio TX tells us about the rally there on 13 April. 4 PM, April 13, 2018 in San Antonio. Midnight in Gaza where most of those demonstrating in the Great March of Return have gone […]
EPF PIN member Cliff Cutler, Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, reflects on Trump’s decision declaring Jerusalem Israel’s capital. Just one month after a resolution to educate about peace in Israel/Palestine was not permitted to reach the Convention floor of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital […]
