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14
Mar

Palestine: The Double Imperative, and A Call for God’s Justice

“Ceasefire now!” has been a consistent cry for months among people responding to the unrelenting Israeli assault on the Palestinian people of Gaza. At the time of writing, more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, more than 70,000 injured, and three-quarters of the 2.3 million people in Gaza have been displaced. Virtually the whole population

10
Mar

‘Women’s Bodies are not battlefields’

Expanding Our Advocacy for Womxn Rights One of the items that continues to be very popular at UCC General Synods are buttons. In the UCC, we have tons of buttons that come with justice messages that say a lot in very few words. Buttons provide clear opinions on a variety of subjects. I have always

09
Mar

Report to the church from the UCC Board: March 2024

Julia Gaughan, chair of the United Church of Christ Board, has issued the following report on the board’s recent meeting. She is an authorized minister serving Peace United Church of Christ in Alma, Kansas, and a member-in-discernment with Plymouth Congregational UCC in Lawrence, Kansas. Greetings, siblings and friends in Christ, The United Church of Christ Board of Directors (UCCB) gathered for