MassLive reports that the Diocese has purchased 200 shares in AOBC, the parent company of Smith & Wesson.
“Bishops United Against Gun Violence hosted daily “pop-up” prayer services at General Convention… The Episcopalians Against Gun Violence Facebook page had a total of just under 13,500 views for the eight Facebook Live videos, which is an average of 1,675 views per prayer service.”
“It is impossible to imagine that there is gun violence in the risen life, and we should accept no less in our expectations and aspirations for earthly life.” – Bishop of Ohio, the Rt Revd Mark Hollingsworth, Jr.
We stand in solidarity with the diocese and the people of Nevada as they cope with this massacre.
Moral leadership does not happen on a continuum, DeShazier argued.
The Unholy Trinity conference discussing the intersecting problems of racism, poverty, and gun violence, comes to a close in Chicago today. Yesterday, the conference took
Bishops Against Gun Violence will facilitate a conference on the “unholy trinity” of racism, poverty, and gun violence in Chicago in April.
Bishops United Against Gun Violence is supporting an interfaith initiative to promote the Concert for America on September 25.
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