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You are here: Home / News / Stop the Violence Statement

Stop the Violence Statement

5 August 2019 at 11:14

Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA Joins National Council of Churches in the Statement: “Gun Violence Must End Now”

The news that two massacres took place this past weekend, one in El Paso, TX and the other in Dayton, OH, in which 29 people lost their lives within a span of 13 hours leave us numb, horrified, and in grief. These, the latest of 251 mass shootings this year, are clearly acts of domestic terrorism. Once again, the National Council of Churches lifts its voice in prayer for those who have been directly affected by the shootings and, indeed, for the soul of our entire nation. Once again, we commit ourselves to supporting measures that will reduce and prevent gun violence. …

The full release from the Bishops of the UOC of the USA can be read here.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

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