Good News Bulletin, October 2003
FGC Supports the World Council of
Churches’ “Decade to Overcome Violence”
| Through the Christian Interfaith Relations Committee (CIRC), FGC participates
in the work of the World
Council of Churches. In 1999, the WCC announced a new program, the Decade
to Overcome Violence (DOV), stating, "God's promise of life and peace
for all humankind and creation calls us to make our lives consistent with
our faith, as individuals and as communities of faith."
The DOV recently agreed to focus its efforts in 2004 on the United States. Tom Paxson, co-clerk of CIRC, is also the co-chair of the Decade to Overcome Violence Coordinating Committee of the U.S. Section of the WCC, which is now taking suggestions for goals. They are planning a major event for October 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia. As Tom puts it, "The Lamb's war needs to be fought in the realm of ideas (how we think about violence and power), in the realm of the heart, and in the realm of personal and institutional practice within the home, the church, the community and the nation." FGC is proud to participate in this important international work for peace. |
