Social justice
Health Care Reform
Links to Ecumenical Resources
Modern-day slavery
Health Care Reform Debate
A “Statement on Health Care” has been prepared by an ad hoc committee of former board members of the Association of Brethren Caregivers, intended to offer helpful biblical foundations and suggestions for Brethren concerned about the national conversation about health care. Click here for the document from the ad hoc committee.
The church’s official position statement on health care is the Annual Conference statement of 1989 titled “Statement on Health Care in the United States.” Click here for the full Annual Conference statement.
The Church of the Brethren invites you to participate in a survey on health care reform. Your responses will be helpful to our Mission and Ministry Board as it considers how the church will continue to share its voice in this critical, national discussion. Click here for the survey.
Links to Ecumenical Resources
The National Council of Churches (NCC) is offering a number of resources for use by church groups concerned about health care, at the website of its Health Task Force http://www.health-ministries.org/
The resources include:
A “Health Care Reform Primer” available at
http://www.health-ministries.org/article.php?story=20090813180809631
A bulletin insert titled “National Council of Churches Health Care Alert” available to download as a Word document from
http://www.health-ministries.org/
A “Pastoral Letter on Health Care and Call to Action” from the leadership of the NCC and the Health Task Force, available as a pdf from
http://www.ncccusa.org/healthcare/healthcarepastoralletter.pdf
Modern-day slavery
Study and Action Guide (PDF, 18 pgs., includes documents below)
Slavery Yesterday and Today
(This PowerPoint presentation is 2.15 MB and may require
several minutes to download.)
Free the Slaves activism guide - Part 1 (PDF) (9 pages)
Free the Slaves activism guide - Part 2 (PDF) (19 pages)
In Modern Bondage
(This PowerPoint presentation is 1 MB and may require several
minutes to download.)
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