Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Episcopal Bishops Challenge Idolatry Of Violence

From Huffington-

In the wake of yet another horrific outbreak of gun violence — this time in Sutherland Springs, Texas — trending hashtags on Twitter reflect the deep divide in our nation: #PrayersForSutherlandSprings vs. #ThoughtsAndPrayersAreNotEnough.

Into that vortex, Bishops United Against Gun Violence — a group of more th

Read their powerful words here ... and then let us find the courage and resolve to both pray and act to end the scourge of gun violence in our nation.

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an 70 Episcopal bishops working to curtail the epidemic of gun violence in the United States — released a powerful statement calling us to a both/and place of prayer and action. They had me at: “One does not offer prayers in lieu of demonstrating political courage, but rather in preparation.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/episcopal-bishops-challenge-idolatry-of-violence_us_5a00ac30e4b076eaaae271dc

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