SF Chronicle - Jan 31, 2005

Matier & Ross: "Reports that a San Francisco Theological Seminary professor and nine students met up with a leader of the radical Islamic group Hezbollah during a trip to the Middle East last summer has touched off quite a political dust storm in local Jewish and Presbyterian circles."

Day of Dissent - March 26, 2003

"Presbyterian Minister George Taylor, of Hyattsville, Maryland, calls out in protest against the war in Iraq as a U.S. Park police officer arrests him for refusing to leave Lafayette Park, in front of the White House in Washington, March 26, 2003. Religious leaders and members of several peace groups came together for the non-violent civil disobedience action to protest the war in Iraq."

Syrian and Lebanese church upset by PCUSA firings

PC(USA) News Release Number - "The PC(USA) mission co-worker in Lebanon, Nuhad Tomeh, who accompanied the delegation to southern Lebanon, said the PC(USA) has long been respected by churches in the region for its balanced approach to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

'The churches here — Presbyterian and others in the region — and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), are very proud of the position the PC(USA) took … and other statements made in the past about peace in the Middle East,' he said, adding that the church has always insisted on justice for Palestinians as a way of achieving lasting peace."

Also: Denominational leaders, ACSWP delegation exchange letters over fallout from Hezbollah visit

Finally, the Summary of Highlights from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy Middle East Trip highlights their recent trip to the countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel and Egypt, and the committee's meetings with a wide variety of religious and political leaders during the month of October, 2004.

PC(USA) - 216th General Assembly (2004) - Overture 04-68

On Re-Examining the Relationship Between Christians and Jews and the Implications for Our Evangelism and New Church Development

Jewish Principles of Faith

Wikipedia: Judaism affirms a number of basic principles of faith that one is expected to uphold in order to be said to be in consonance with the Jewish faith. However, unlike most Christian denominations, the Jewish community has never developed any one binding catechism.

Speak from the Heart

Christian Voices of Compassion, Tolerance Peace & Justice

On Endorsing the Creation of a United States Department of Peace

Overture 02-41: The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta overtures the 214th General Assembly (2002) to endorse the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace at cabinet level, in order to provide focused government efforts to promote peacemaking.