Daily archives: Friday, December 21, 2012

In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, many Episcopalians have turned to their church and its leaders for comfort and pastoral guidance, but also for leadership in a fast-forming movement to fight gun violence. Episcopalians involved in this movement are supported by a long history of legislation passed…
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On December 21, the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, President Jennings wrote to the House of Deputies about General Convention’s history of speaking against gun violence. “Episcopalians involved in this movement are supported by a long history of legislation passed by the General Convention aimed at stopping the proliferation of guns in…
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The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina has posted a letter written by President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings on December 11. “Your experience as faithful Episcopalians in the Diocese of South Carolina must feel, at times, like trial by fire,” writes Jennings. “You are brave, and I admire you for the risks that…
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