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| PJSN Congregational letter for fall 2009 (PDF) | 1/22/2010 | by PJSN |
- Annual PJSN letter to congregations 2009.
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| PJSN Letter to Congregations, Spring 2009 (PDF) | 5/11/2009 | by PJSN |
- The leadership team of PJSN gathered for our spring meeting in New Orleans from March 26-29, 2009. We were given a reality tour of the city, which highlighted the intensity of the destruction as well as the racism and classism inherent in the rebuilding efforts. We met and ate in local businesses that have social ministries rooted in the community, and identified the following concerns, observations and hopes in our world and in the life of our church.
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| An Open Letter to Mennonite Church USA Congregations | 6/4/2007 | by MCUSA |
- In light of the disconcerting realities in Israel / Palestine, we encourage...
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| Immigration Declaration, Spanish | 4/13/2007 | by Iglesia Menonita Hispana |
- Iglesia Menonita Hispana: DECLARACION DE INMIGRACION Agosto 3 al 6 del 2006. Dallas, Texas.
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| Immigration Declaration, English | 4/13/2007 | by Iglesia Menonita Hispana |
- Iglesia Menonita Hispana: IMMIGRATION DECLARATION August 3, 2006 Dallas, Texas.
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| Mennonite Church USA 2020: An Emerging and Future Church | 5/14/2006 | by Executive Board |
- God calls us to be followers of Jesus Christ and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to grow as communities of grace, joy, and peace, so that God's healing and hope flow through us to the world.
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| Resolutions from MC USA delegate body | 7/29/2003 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Resolutions adopted by MC USA delegate body regarding Peace and Justice Issues.
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| Death Penalty letter from Jim Schrag to President Bush | 5/22/2003 | by Jim Schrag |
- Letter from Jim Schrag to President Bush: "We are opposed to all capital punishment. We appeal to you to abolish the federal death penalty and to encourage states to abolish their punishments of death."
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| Death Penalty Resolution, Follow-up (PDF) | 1/24/2003 | by Davis and Landis |
- Nashville 2001 Delegate Actions Congregational Follow-Up Resources for Death Penalty Resolution
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| Death Penalty Resolution, Follow-up | 1/24/2003 | by Davis and Landis |
- Congregational Follow-up Resources for Nashville 2001 Death Penalty Resolution
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| Letter to George Bush from Jim Schrag, January 2003 | 1/16/2003 | by Jim Schrag |
- Letter from Jim Schrag, on behalf of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board, to President George W. Bush asking him to pull back from the brink of war with Iraq.
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| MEMO from: Mennonite Church USA Executive Board | 1/15/2003 | by MCUSA |
- We believe there is yet hope that we can avert this war, that there is yet time to encourage President Bush to step back from death and destruction and use diplomacy to solve our differences.
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| Letter to President Bush about possible invasion of Iraq | 8/30/2002 | by Jim Schrag |
- As leaders and members of Mennonite Church USA we express our opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq by the U.S. military.
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| Letter to President Bush about possible invasion of Iraq (PDF) | 8/28/2002 | by Jim Schrag |
- As leaders and members of Mennonite Church USA we express our opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq by the U.S. military.
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| Gatherings to discern a Mennonite response to September 11 and Pax Americana | 1/30/2002 | |
- As members of Mennonite churches across the United States, we gathered to hear the voice of God’s Spirit in the wake of the horrific acts of violence on September 11 and the continuing violence of our own country in response. We were moved to confession, to a reaffirmation of our faith and identity as followers of Christ, and to action.
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| A call for action: (PDF) | 10/15/2001 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- A Call to Action: Statement and actions in the wake of September 11, 2001 From the Mennonite Church Peace and Justice Committee to our congregations.
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| A Resolution: The Death Penalty | 7/7/2001 | by MC USA |
- In view of our Christian responsibility to value all human life we are compelled to set forth our opposition to all capital punishment.
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| Vieques Resolution, Nashville 2001, Followup | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Congretational follow-up on Nashville 2001 Resolution on US military use of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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