Rooted in Faith and Justice 2/5-3/5

Rooted in Faith and Justice: Christian Calls to Conscience & Cries for Peace in Palestine Thursdays, starting February 5 | 6pm | Zoom In the December, the Church Council adopted a motion to the affirmation of certain principles from the General Synod 35 Resolution “Declaration for an End to Genocide in Palestine.” We affirm that all are made in God’s image and are deserving of life free from oppression, persecution, and violence. We reject any theology or ideology including Christian Zionism, Supercessionism, antisemitism, anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, or anti-Islam bias that would privilege or exclude any one nation, race, culture or religion within God’s universal economy of grace. Parkway United Church of Christ is encouraged to receive this Resolution as a prophetic call and commit to: Stand in solidarity with oppressed people, domestic and abroad, and to denounce any atrocities whether that be through the context of public witness, legislative advocacy, legal action, or non-violent direct action; and denounce hate and violence in all its forms including that rooted in Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab bias, and antisemitism, as contrary to the teachings of Jesus and the love of God for all humanity. In an effort to live into this, we’ll be offering a five-week reading club of Rooted in Faith and Justice over Zoom. The book offers a powerful and enlightening perspective through the eyes of Palestinian Christian leaders and thinkers, helping us to understand the complexities and injustices of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict.

Each week, we’ll cover a different section, starting with section 1.For more info, contact Gabriel Requadt gabriel@parkwayucc.org