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ICUJP Announcements Sunday November 16, 2003 Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace http://icujp.org see the icujp.org calendar for meeting times, local events and other Peacemaking opportunities |
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Sunday November 16, 2003 ICUJP Fall Conference at USC USC's Mark Taper Hall Registration begins at 12:30 pm Donations: $10 at the door / $20 includes dinner. RSVP is strongly encouraged, as seating is limited. 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm an educational forum Chip Berlet Religious Leaders Speak Out including Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak Rev. Zelda Kennedy
Friday November 21, 2003 Picket line Solidarity Von's Market 9:30 am With the strike entering the holiday season, ICUJP steps up our committment to the workers on the picket line. A meal supplied by Jovenes, Inc. will be brought to the picket line at Von's 3rd and Vermont after the ICUJP weekly Friday meeting at 9:30 am. Please join us!RSVP is strongly encouraged, as seating is limited.
Action! from Oppose Politicizing Houses of Worship No to H.R. 235 Join us in opposition to the "Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act" H.R. 235" which if passed would do serious damage to the separation of Church and State to the detriment of both.
Write to your Representative in Congress. To find your Representative's email or mailing address, click here. Copy and paste from the letter below, or write your own letter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Re: Oppose Politicizing Houses of Worship Dear Representative: Existing tax law stops churches and other tax-exempt entities from using their personnel and money to intervene in partisan political campaigns. In the process, the integrity of religious institutions is protected by keeping them focused on the principal goals of nearly every house of worship: sharing their moral and theological views and ministering to believers. Federal tax law serves our nation’s religious community well, preventing houses of worship from being drawn into partisan politicking. Again, I urge you to oppose the Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act, H.R. 235. This is an important issue and one that I will be following. Sincerely, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information, see: Action! from General Boykin Should Resign Press reports have brought General Boykin's unfortunate remarks to public attention. ICUJP finds these remarks to be abhorrent and inappropriate statements, particularly coming from an official of the United States military. ICUJP asks you to join us in asking for General Boykin's resignation. Write to Senators John Warner and Carl Levin of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. To write to theses Senators, click on their names above. Copy and paste the sample letter below or write your own. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Senator Carl Levin Senator John Warner Re: General Boykin Should Resign Dear Senator, I believe in social justice and peace, not religious extremism. It is neither Christian nor American to equate the American nation and Christianity. Moreover, the Bill of Rights expressly forbids such an equation. I support your efforts to encourage a thorough review of Gen. Boykin's behavior. Yet even President Bush has said that the General's opinion "doesn't reflect what the government thinks." I believe more serious action is warranted - Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should ask the General to resign his position. I urge you to communicate with Secretary Rumsfeld, and ask him to remove Gen. Boykin from his position in the Pentagon. Sincerely, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ also see:
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