“Bishops United Against Gun Violence hosted daily “pop-up” prayer services at General Convention… The Episcopalians Against Gun Violence Facebook page had a total of just under 13,500 views for the eight Facebook Live videos, which is an average of 1,675 views per prayer service.”
We stand in solidarity with the diocese and the people of Nevada as they cope with this massacre.
More than four years after the unsolved murder of 19-year-old Jorge Fuentes, a group of Episcopalians in Boston, Massachusetts, will again spend Mother’s Day walking for peace in his name.
The debate over guns in our society needs to be just that—a debate, with the willingness to listen. Too often, tragedies happen at the end of a gun barrel, and how many of those times would the people involved give anything to take back what had happened?
Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington and Bishop Ian T. Douglas of Connecticut tell why they will orange as they work for an end to gun violence.
“There are other rights that we care about, as well, and we have to be able to balance them. Because our right to worship freely and safely — that right was denied to Christians in Charleston, S.C.; and that was denied Jews in Kansas City; and that was denied Muslims in Chapel Hill, and Sikhs in Oak Creek. They had rights, too.”
Via Facebook: The group Episcopalians Against Gun Violence asks whether local dioceses have restrictions in place banning guns in churches. If not, what guidelines have