Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has issued a call to action following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. “We must make our country safe because all of us are valuable and we are all children of God.”
The Presiding Bishop notes, “We in the United States are in the midst of a great discussion, a great debate.”
He speaks about the young people of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, the site of the recent shooting. “They are asking us, and imploring us, and challenging us to find a better way.”
He notes we need “to make our schools safe, to make our streets safe, and to make this country safe for all of God’s children and all of God’s people.”
Resources
The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations
- Take action with the Episcopal Public Policy Network on an assault weapons ban.
- Tell the Senate to oppose the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.
Bishops United Against Gun Violence
- Liturgical resources.
- Bishops United Against Gun Violence statement on Parkland, Florida shooting.
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