The role of the church at every level is to be at least part of the conscience of society. The basis for our daring to hold Amos’ plumb line of… Read more »
In fulfillment of the direction of the 221st General Assembly (2014), this report provides a comprehensive policy on trafficking based on a human rights approach. As stipulated, this report covers… Read more »
This report contains policies to curtail the on-going tragedy of human trafficking. It addresses not only sex trafficking and child trafficking, but labor trafficking and lesser known ways that persons… Read more »
This document consists of two reports: Report and Recommendations on the Social and Health Effects of Alcohol Use and Abuse as well as Implementation of an Expanded Churchwide Address to… Read more »
An effective address to human health needs requires a comprehensive, whole-person approach to health and health services. Pneuma, psyche, and soma, spirit-mind-body, are interconnected in complex ways. To ignore the… Read more »
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 »
This document offers a biblical and theological rationale in light of the current situation for church involvement advocating on behalf of uninsured persons. It also provides the framework for a… 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 »