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Peace: Health Care Conscience Rights Act

– May 5, 2013Posted in: Peace

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The Obama Administration’s contraceptive/abortifacient/sterilization mandate will begin to be enforced against nonprofit religious schools, charities and health care providers on August 1. In the days to come, Congress must decide whether to address this problem through must-pass legislation before that deadline. Members of the House should be urged to include the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940) in the next bill needed to keep the federal government operating. Please send an email asking Congress to protect conscience rights and religious liberty.

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Peace: Urge President Obama: No More Drones!

– May 4, 2013Posted in: Peace

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You’ve helped convince Congress to hold hearings on the Obama administration’s killer drones. Now take the next step and urge President Obama and Congress to follow Amnesty International’s 5 Point Plan for reforming the U.S. drone strike policy. Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the Obama administration’s so-called ‘targeted killing’ program allows for the use of lethal force, including with drones, that violates the right to life under international law.

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Peace: Help save a life!

– April 28, 2013Posted in: CCSJ Ignatian Advocacy Alerts, Peace

Amnesty_InternationalAmnesty International

Saudi Arabian national Abdullah al-Qahtani is at imminent risk of execution in Iraq. He is one of six men accused of taking part in an armed raid on a Baghdad shop in 2009. While al-Qahtani and his co-defendants “confessed” to being members of al-Qa’ida, it was only after they were subjected to brutal torture including severe beatings, partial asphyxiation, cigarette burns, and pulling on genitals.
Four of these six men have already been executed. Abdullah al-Qahtani could be next. Send a message to the authorities who have the power to save al-Qahtani’s life!

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Peace: Contact your senators and urge them to help reduce gun violence!

– April 13, 2013Posted in: CCSJ Ignatian Advocacy Alerts, Peace

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The US bishops call for all people to work for a culture of life, and to do more to end violence in our homes. In particular, legislators should: Support measures that control the sale and use of firearms; support measures that make guns safer (especially efforts to prevent their unsupervised use by children and anyone other than the owner); call for sensible regulations of handguns; support legislative efforts that seek to protect society from the violence associated with easy access to deadly weapons, including assault weapons; and make a serious commitment to confront the pervasive role of addiction and mental illness in crime. Support the bishops and their call by sending a letter to your senators here!

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Peace: Stop the execution of Abdullah al-Qahtani in Iraq!

– April 12, 2013Posted in: Peace

Amnesty_InternationalAmnesty International

Saudi Arabian national Abdullah al-Qahtani is at imminent risk of execution in Iraq. He is one of six men accused of taking part in an armed raid on a Baghdad shop in 2009. While al-Qahtani and his co-defendants confessed to being members of al-Qa’ida, it was only after they were subjected to brutal torture, including severe beatings, partial asphyxiation, cigarette burns, and pulling on genitals. Four of these six men have already been executed; Abdullah al-Qahtani could be next. Act now to ask that justice is upheld!

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Peace: Peace in the Holy Land

– April 8, 2013Posted in: CCSJ Ignatian Advocacy Alerts, Peace

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Thank President Obama for reaffirming our commitment to peace in the Holy Land! Tell the President that his recent trip to the region has sparked hope as well as opened a window of opportunity. Let him know that you support that the United States exercises strong, persistent leadership to reach a peace agreement and to hold both sides accountable. For the Palestinians, this means improving security, blocking illegal arms, and improving governance. For the Israelis, it means freezing settlements, easing movement, and refraining from the use of disproportionate force. Our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land have been waiting too long for peace. Now is the time to act. Sign the letter of support to President Obama here.

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