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Specifically, it deals with questions on divine providence, the church as the mission of Jesus Christ and its social doctrine, the human person and human rights, the family in society, human work and the economy, the political and international communities, the environment, promoting peace, pastoral actions and the activities of the laity.
The Hebrew Bible contains many sources for religious peacebuilding. Some of which include: The Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:24–26) ends with: "May God lift up his face onto you and give you peace" Leviticus 26:6: "And I shall place peace upon the land" Numbers 25:12: "Behold I give him my covenant of peace"
Its work is bringing together "faith groups, religious leaders, and teachers to promote peace and sustainability". [87] In 2011, President Obama issued the Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge by sending a letter [88] to all presidents of institutions of higher education in the United States. The goals of the Challenge included ...
The Peace of God prohibited fighting on Sundays, and ferial days (feast days on which people were not obliged to work). It was the sanctification of Sunday which gave rise to the Truce of God, for it had always been agreed not to do battle on that day and to suspend disputes in the law-courts. [38] It confirmed permanent peace for all churches ...
"A Common Word between Us and You" is an open letter, from October 13, 2007, from Muslim to Christian leaders. It calls for peace between Muslims and Christians and tries to work for common ground and understanding between both religions, in line with the Qur'anic command: "Say: 'O People of the Scripture! come to a common word as between us and you: that we worship none but God" and the ...
The testimony of peace has not always been well received in the world; on many occasions Friends have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in military activities. [ citation needed ] Some Friends today regard the testimony of peace in even a broader sense, refusing to pay the portion of the income tax that goes to fund the military.
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The Council will promote justice and peace in the world, in the light of the Gospel and of the social teaching of the Church (art. 142). § 1. It will deepen the social doctrine of the Church and attempt to make it widely known and applied, both by individuals and communities, especially as regards relations between workers and employers.