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Presbyterian pastors team up to bring awareness to a land deal that will harm Native people in Arizona

Posted March 15th, 2023

A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent copper mining on a location sacred to several tribal nations in Arizona is being applauded by two Presbyterian pastors who have visited the Oak Flat site and met with tribal leaders there.

Princeton Theological Seminary panel discusses how polarization threatens American democracy

Posted October 17th, 2022

Kicking off last week the first in what will be a series of discussions on the future of American democracy, the Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes, the president of Princeton Theological Seminary and professor of pastoral ministry, said surveys show half of young Americans believe democracy is in trouble or has already failed. One-third feel there could be another civil war in their lifetime. Among seminary students, there’s plenty of diversity of thought, Barnes said.

Presbyterians urged to support Violence Against Women Act

Posted June 4th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) in Washington is calling on the United States Senate to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

‘Whenever you stand for justice, love and inclusion, you stand with God’

Posted January 7th, 2021

Wednesday was Epiphany, the day that marks the end of the Christmas season and God’s revelation of hope to the Earth in Jesus Christ.