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Two overtures, so far, ask GA to address gun violence

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The Layman The rationale of an overture on gun violence prevention proposed for consideration by this summer’s General Assembly states that there are “two basic arguments for church involvement in the matter of gun violence: the scale of this on-going tragedy and the Biblical and theological bases for engagement by Presbyterians.” Overture 038 from the…

Assembly asked to advocate for political and financial reform

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The Layman The shortest overture so far submitted for consideration by the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) comes from the Presbytery of Santa Fe. The two-sentence overture (034) asks the 2014 assembly to direct the denomination’s Office of Public Witness [called the Washington Office in the overture, as that was its former…

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