The record of health care in the waning years of the twentieth century is the story of entrapment and abandonment. Too many of us have no access to health care…. Read more »
Several trends affecting the uninsured are then explored followed by an examination of the challenges ahead as Presbyterians seek to be responsible in both their public and private lives in… Read more »
The purpose of the recommendations included in this report and the background to follow is to enable churches to welcome people with disabilities and to advocate with them for justice… Read more »
The commitment of the church to peace and reconciliation has a central role in Christian vocation. For Presbyterians, it is a matter of creedal standing, briefly yet powerfully set forth… Read more »
A study of homelessness, it’s causes, and faithful, holistic and hopeful ministry responses of local congregations and higher councils of the denomination. Drawing upon biblical calls to create spaces of… Read more »
This report focuses on two major themes. The first theme is “The Land of Exile,” which explores the difficulties and injustices endured by people with serious mental illness. The experience… Read more »
Women’s access to health care, generally, and to reproductive health care in particular, is one of the bases of women’s equality, especially as women have entered the workforce. Since the… Read more »
Drug use and abuse are two different things and both affect the spiritual life our nation. In response to overtures from seven presbyteries, this report was requested by the 221st… Read more »
This report begins by showing that the war on drugs is not working. While we can’t know what the world would look like if we had not declared war on… Read more »
