SOULFORCE Press Release:Updated March 26, 2003For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592 (Cincinnati, March 19, 2003) – The trial of Rev. Stephen Van Kuiken, minister of Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church (USA), begins on April 8, 2003 in the Cincinnati Presbytery. Soulforce, a national interfaith organization committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and […]
Archives for March 2003
Soulforce Statement of Support for Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church
(March 23, 2002) – Soulforce, Inc. commends and affirms the action taken by the Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church (USA), Cincinnati, Ohio, and applauds the courage of conviction by the Session (governing body) of the Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church as evidenced by the Statement of Dissent and Non-Compliance, passed on February 27, 2002. The Session reaffirmed […]
Cincinnati Clergy Letter to the Editor in Support of Rev. Steven Van Kuiken
March 31, 2003 Dear Editor: In the past year, the congregation of Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church (Cincinnati, Ohio), and their pastor, the Reverend Stephen Van Kuiken, have struggled with the Presbyterian Church (USA). On April 8, 2003, the Reverend Van Kuiken will appear in church court to face charges that he violated church law by […]
Soulforce Anti-War Stance
In the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the principles of non-violence, Soulforce has joined with the ELCA, the National Council of Churches, PAX Christi USA, Sojourners, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, and many others in the "Win Without War Coalition." You can find out more about it at www.winwithoutwarus.org Read our Peace […]
Soulforce Peace Statement
March 20, 2003 The day the war began. Dear Soulforce Supporters, This is a grave time for our nation and the world and we mourn the lives that this war will eliminate, the families this war will destroy, and the nations this war will devastate. No one has any idea how far the ripple effects […]