The new resolution states, “Evangelical Christians differ in their beliefs about capital punishment, often citing strong biblical and theological reasons either for the just character of the death penalty in extreme cases or for the sacredness of all life, including the lives of those who perpetrate serious crimes and yet have the potential for repentance …
We affirm with the Apostle Paul that governments are called to administer justice to protect citizens and preserve the common good. As citizens of the United States, we are grateful for the degree of public safety most Americans experience and the rules of due process embodied, if imperfectly implemented, in our legal system. American justice …
Dear President Obama, As you prepare for your upcoming trip to Africa, we the undersigned 19 organizations, urge you to use this important opportunity to press for a solution to the ongoing crisis in South Sudan and stress the need for greater regional cooperation to pressure the warring parties to make the necessary concessions for …
The measure, which is part of the defense authorization bill, will also need to be conferenced with the U.S. House of Representatives before it becomes law. The measure would not change current practice that bans torture by executive order, but it would prevent a future president from authorizing torture. Senator John McCain read part of Anderson’s …
Dear Ambassador Rice and Secretary Kerry, We write to urge you to impose targeted sanctions against more individuals from all parties to the ongoing conflict in South Sudan who are responsible for serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law. The increase in fighting in recent weeks — which has included law of war violations …
Dear Senator, As you authorize FY16 appropriations for the Department of Defense, please approve language in an amendment to be offered by Senators McCain and Feinstein that would strengthen the prohibition of torture in U.S. law and apply the Army Field Manual interrogation policies and standards to all personnel and facilities operated or controlled by …
Dear Member of Congress: We write to urge you to ensure that critical protections for persecuted religious minorities are once again included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill. The Lautenberg Amendment, originally enacted as part of the 1990 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, established a presumption of refugee …
Office of Refugee Resettlement 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW, 8th Floor West Washington DC 20024 Re: Comments on Interim Final Rule on Unaccompanied Children Dear Ms. Sohn: On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Association of Evangelicals, World Vision, Inc., Catholic Relief Services, and World Relief, we respectfully submit the following …
NAE President Leith Anderson said, “As biblical Christians we are convinced of the God-given sanctity of all human life and seek to treat even our enemies with appropriate dignity and respect. We want to uphold the high standard of Jesus who called us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us.” …
The Honorable Jeh Johnson Secretary of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Esteemed Secretary Johnson: As always we send our prayers for this nation and all those who govern. We are writing as Christian leaders who have been following closely the growing crisis around unaccompanied minors arriving in the United States from Central America. We know …
