{"id":53160,"date":"2023-10-12T09:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?p=53160"},"modified":"2023-10-13T13:14:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:14:50","slug":"disciples-and-ucc-join-ecumenical-community-in-letter-to-congress-on-crisis-in-israel-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/disciples-and-ucc-join-ecumenical-community-in-letter-to-congress-on-crisis-in-israel-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"Disciples and UCC join ecumenical community in letter to Congress on crisis in Israel\/Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UCC-Emblem-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25171\" width=\"123\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UCC-Emblem-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UCC-Emblem-1-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DOCCHALICE-Solid-Red-2-752x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25170\" width=\"112\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DOCCHALICE-Solid-Red-2-752x1024.png 752w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DOCCHALICE-Solid-Red-2-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DOCCHALICE-Solid-Red-2-768x1045.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DOCCHALICE-Solid-Red-2-1129x1536.png 1129w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DOCCHALICE-Solid-Red-2-1505x2048.png 1505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ were among 27 Christian churches and agencies to address a letter to members of Congress today.  The letter, in the context of the ongoing war in Israel\/Palestine, urged Congress to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Publicly call for ceasefire, de-escalation and restraint by all sides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call on all parties to abide by the laws of war, including the Geneva conventions and customary international law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prioritize steps to secure immediate release of hostages and ensure international protection for civilians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The full text of the letter is here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><object class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christian-faith-letter-to-Hill-on-Israel_Hamas-conflict.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Christian-faith-letter-to-Hill-on-Israel_Hamas-conflict.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1789a508-1913-4c7d-aa40-ffcaf8da553b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christian-faith-letter-to-Hill-on-Israel_Hamas-conflict.pdf\">Christian-faith-letter-to-Hill-on-Israel_Hamas-conflict<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Christian-faith-letter-to-Hill-on-Israel_Hamas-conflict.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1789a508-1913-4c7d-aa40-ffcaf8da553b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ were among 27 Christian churches and agencies to address a letter to members of Congress today. 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