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PCUSA Stated Clerk Urges Congress to Rescind Actions of Refugee-Related Executive Orders

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“Choose welcome over fear” is the advice that Presbyterian Church (USA) Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson II is giving the U.S. Congress concerning issues of refugees entering the United States. In a June 5th public letter, Nelson urged Congress to “continue to enact compassionate legislation that protects, cares for and defends refugees and their rights.”…

PCUSA Official Spreads Divisive Post-Election Discourse

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(By Peter Johnson, Juicy Ecumenism.) The newly selected Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Rev. Dr. J Herbert Nelson II, recently released a statement about the presidential election entitled, “When Incivility Becomes the Norm.” Nelson characterized his missive as a “response to the violence on America’s streets after the election of Mr. Donald Trump as…

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