The
prophet Micah voices our answer:
What does the Lord require of
you? To do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with
your God. (Micah 6:8)To Do
Justice
- Write elected officials
(representatives, senators, President) to express opposition
to an escalation of the war effort.
- Go to PC(USA) Peacemaking
Conference – Montreat, NC: July 3-8, 2007.
- Organize a protest march
with other churches/faith communities.
- Reduce our dependence on
imported oil.
- Publicize the number of U.S.
troops killed overseas and update regularly.
- Work for the withdrawal of
all troops from Iraq.
- Be a resource for anyone
needing to know about Conscientious Objector status.
- Challenge ongoing and
increased financial appropriations for war efforts.
To Love Kindness
- Send care packages and
letters to troops serving overseas.
- Attend seminar on April 10 &
11, 2007, on how to support veterans returning home.
- Share condolences with
families who’ve lost a son/daughter in Iraq/Afghanistan.
- Write letters to and pray
for families with relatives serving in Iraq/Afghanistan.
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"Beyond Iraq"
Jan 14, 2007
Sermon by
The Rev. Dr. Randy Bush,
Pastor of ELPC (PDF)
Faithful Responses
to Iraq War (PDF)
Let
Your Voice Be Heard
Resource to assist in
contacting your
elected officials
Justice and
Global Concerns
Links to
resources
outside the ELPC web
40
Days of Prayer for Iraq
Feb 28 to Easter, April 8
Thomas
Merton Center Mass March on the 4th Anniversary of the War
March 24
PC(USA) Peacemaking
Conference
July 3-8
The
Thomas Merton Center
Pittsburgh Peace and
Social Justice Center
"Beyond Vietnam"
April 4, 1967
The Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. (PDF)
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- Find ways to send aid
supplies to Iraqi civilians.
- Take part in interfaith
dialogues/conversation with Islamic community here.
- Learn more about other
cultures and faith traditions.
To Walk Humbly With Your God
- Prayer service on
anniversary of start of Iraq conflict.
- Prayers for military
personnel serving in Iraq/Afghanistan.
- Prayers for civilians,
people of Iraq/Afghanistan.
- Prayers for President Bush,
military leaders, elected officials and others that they may
wisely and faithfully make decisions for peace.
- Identify prayer partners in
Iraq: specific families, establish dialogue if possible.
- Take time to repent –
prepare a statement of apology and repentance.
- Remember the limits of our
knowledge and the complexity of these decisions being made
by our leaders.
- See peacemaking as a
spiritual discipline pursued in all our relationships.
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