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Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, joined 28 other Christian leaders in sending a letter to President Biden on the continuing crisis in the Middle East.  The letter called on the Administration to support an<strong>\u00a0immediate ceasefire, de-escalation, and restraint by all involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full text of the letter is <a href=\"https:\/\/cmep.salsalabs.org\/ps_nov1323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and below:<\/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\/11\/Letter-to-President-Biden-regarding-Israel_Palestine-Nov-9-2023.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Letter-to-President-Biden-regarding-Israel_Palestine-Nov-9-2023.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9215c4e6-882d-4012-b199-211b9805320e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Letter-to-President-Biden-regarding-Israel_Palestine-Nov-9-2023.pdf\">Letter-to-President-Biden-regarding-Israel_Palestine-Nov-9-2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Letter-to-President-Biden-regarding-Israel_Palestine-Nov-9-2023.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9215c4e6-882d-4012-b199-211b9805320e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Nov. 9, the Rev. 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