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Clinton signs "Jubilee" debt
relief measure
Doug King
[11-16-00]
Click here
for the statement by the Presbyterian Washington Office director at the
signing of this debt relief legislation
Presbyterian News Service has published a lengthy
analysis of the significant roles
played by Presbyterians -- as a church and as individuals -- in
working for passage of this act. [1-15-01]
 Presbyterians
are working with others to move to the next phase of the Jubilee
campaign, with a new focus on AIDS treatment, social and economic
justice. [2-23-01]
Religion News Service has reported on President
Clinton's signing of a 14.9 billion aid package on November 6, which
includes $435 million designated to ease the debt burdens of some of the
world's poorest nations.
At the signing ceremony at the White House, Clinton
acknowledged the important role of the religious community's
"Jubilee Year" campaign. Among the religious leaders present
were the Rev. Elenora Giddings Ivory of the Presbyterian Washington
Office, and the Rev. David Beckman or Bread for the World.
The report quotes Clinton as saying, "Not since
Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement have religious
people at the grassroots been so clearly responsible for raising a
justice issue and winning change."
Giddings Ivory said debt forgiveness is simply
"an act of justice."
Click
here for the Washington Post's report (Nov. 6) on the signing
of the bill.
And for a report by the Jubilee 2000 campaign, click
here.
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE ALL IN
THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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