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Raleigh Report: Sidetrack for photo voter ID
Raleigh Report: Sidetrack for photo voter ID
Jan 7, 2020
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Raleigh Report: Sidetrack for photo voter ID

A long road remains to be traveled before North Carolinians find out whether they’ll have to… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report: Flawed deal to resurrect Silent Sam
Raleigh Report: Flawed deal to resurrect Silent Sam
Dec 13, 2019
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Raleigh Report: Flawed deal to resurrect Silent Sam

When leaders of the N.C. Council of Churches two years ago adopted a policy statement entitled… Continue Reading

Path to Fairer Maps, Better Government
Path to Fairer Maps, Better Government
Sep 6, 2019
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Path to Fairer Maps, Better Government

If politics can be described as a contact sport, it’s perhaps fitting to say that when… Continue Reading

Time to Take a Knee
Time to Take a Knee
Sep 29, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Time to Take a Knee

It has been nearly fourteen months since Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the playing of the… Continue Reading

The Infection in Our Democracy
The Infection in Our Democracy
Aug 25, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The Infection in Our Democracy

On April 26, 1865, my great-great-grandfather was camped a mere five miles from where I now… Continue Reading

Post-Charlottesville: What Trump Said, and When
Post-Charlottesville: What Trump Said, and When
Aug 17, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Post-Charlottesville: What Trump Said, and When

When President Trump stepped to a White House lectern on Monday and rebuked the instigators of… Continue Reading

Response to the Violence in Charlottesville
Response to the Violence in Charlottesville
Aug 15, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Response to the Violence in Charlottesville

Before I came to call the great state of North Carolina home, I was a proud… Continue Reading

Anti-LGBTQ Policies Impact Us All
Anti-LGBTQ Policies Impact Us All
Jul 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Anti-LGBTQ Policies Impact Us All

Wednesday’s federal-policy-by-tweet announcement that children of God who are transgender could no longer serve in the… Continue Reading

The Plank in Your Eye
The Plank in Your Eye
May 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Plank in Your Eye

As followers of the Prince of Peace, Christians are not always particularly peaceful people, which is… Continue Reading

Shock Waves from High Court ‘Nuke’
Shock Waves from High Court ‘Nuke’
Apr 8, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Shock Waves from High Court ‘Nuke’

Our national politics are in an ugly place, driven by an accelerating cycle of suspicion, accusation,… Continue Reading

2017 Legislative Seminar Check-In Instructions
2017 Legislative Seminar Check-In Instructions
Mar 24, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

2017 Legislative Seminar Check-In Instructions

Thank you to those who have registered for the 2017 Legislative Seminar. We are looking forward… Continue Reading

2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC
2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC
Mar 6, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC

The political situation at the national level has occupied the time and attention of many faithful… Continue Reading

Let Loving One Another Become Our Norm
Let Loving One Another Become Our Norm
Feb 23, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Let Loving One Another Become Our Norm

Yesterday morning, the Sandra P. Lerner Jewish Community Day School in Durham received a bomb threat.… Continue Reading

Repealing the Johnson Amendment Means Pulpits for Sale
Repealing the Johnson Amendment Means Pulpits for Sale
Feb 11, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Repealing the Johnson Amendment Means Pulpits for Sale

Remarks delivered by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at HKonJ 2017. Picture this on the marquee in… Continue Reading

Speak Against Vitriol; Stand for Values
Speak Against Vitriol; Stand for Values
Jan 30, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Speak Against Vitriol; Stand for Values

For more than 80 years the NC Council of Churches has stood for essential human rights… Continue Reading

Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul
Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul
Jan 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul

Our friend Rob Schofield over at Policy Watch wrote a column on Tuesday that was as… Continue Reading

Let’s Keep Marching
Let’s Keep Marching
Jan 23, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Let’s Keep Marching

At another time in my life, I would not have spent most of Saturday occupying my… Continue Reading

A Letter to President Trump
A Letter to President Trump
Jan 20, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

A Letter to President Trump

Dear Mr. Trump, You ARE my president. I did not vote for you, but you were… Continue Reading

Update: Save Our Health Care Rallies Statewide on January 15
Update: Save Our Health Care Rallies Statewide on January 15
Jan 10, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Update: Save Our Health Care Rallies Statewide on January 15

On Friday, the House of Representatives voted to continue the process that could ultimately repeal the… Continue Reading

Thank You for Speaking Love in 2016
Thank You for Speaking Love in 2016
Jan 1, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thank You for Speaking Love in 2016

We could not begin the new year without acknowledging the volunteers, grassroots advocates, donors, organizational partners, and all… Continue Reading

Seeds of Change in a Momentous Year
Seeds of Change in a Momentous Year
Dec 31, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Seeds of Change in a Momentous Year

As we watched the egregiously unqualified Donald Trump campaign for and win election to the White… Continue Reading

UPDATE — Urgent Action Required: Let GA Members Hear from You
UPDATE — Urgent Action Required: Let GA Members Hear from You
Dec 15, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

UPDATE — Urgent Action Required: Let GA Members Hear from You

The NC NAACP has called for a People’s Assembly at 4:30 p.m., today, Thursday, December 15,… Continue Reading

A Troubling Choice, Yet Glimmers of Hope
A Troubling Choice, Yet Glimmers of Hope
Nov 11, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

A Troubling Choice, Yet Glimmers of Hope

Those of us aligned with the Council of Churches share a political outlook whose priorities include… Continue Reading

Advent Guide Focuses on Peace
Advent Guide Focuses on Peace
Nov 10, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Advent Guide Focuses on Peace

The NC Council of Churches has never taken peace for granted. Indeed, along with our work… Continue Reading

Christian Unity Committee Offers Workshop: Getting to Know our Muslim Neighbor
Christian Unity Committee Offers Workshop: Getting to Know our Muslim Neighbor
Nov 8, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Christian Unity Committee Offers Workshop: Getting to Know our Muslim Neighbor

On December 2, the Council’s Christian Unity Committee will offer a workshop intended to help Christians… Continue Reading

At Campaign Trail’s End, Voters Rule
At Campaign Trail’s End, Voters Rule
Oct 27, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

At Campaign Trail’s End, Voters Rule

As the 2016 campaign season grinds along the final stretch toward Election Day on Nov. 8… Continue Reading

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week
Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week
Oct 4, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week

In September, the Council had the opportunity to partner with Americans United for Separation of Church… Continue Reading

Sore Afraid
Sore Afraid
Sep 23, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Sore Afraid

We are “sore afraid.” But not like the shepherds in the hills around Bethlehem on the… Continue Reading

Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short
Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short
Sep 19, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short

Who can blame North Carolina’s restaurant and hotel operators for wishing the whole House Bill 2… Continue Reading

Bad Law vs. Big Games
Bad Law vs. Big Games
Sep 17, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Bad Law vs. Big Games

When ultra-visible organizations with major economic leverage press for political change, sometimes the right thing to… Continue Reading

Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters
Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters
Jul 17, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters

Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! — Genesis 4:10 For days… Continue Reading

Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?
Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?
Jul 16, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?

If you were unable to attend the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs last week, you… Continue Reading

Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day
Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day
Jun 20, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day, a day when people all over the world celebrate the… Continue Reading

Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance
Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance
Jun 17, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance

Let’s face it. We, that would be all of us who proudly claim the title of… Continue Reading

Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All
Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All
Jun 12, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All

In the coming days, there will be many questions about the who and why of the… Continue Reading

Tell the Truth, Make Amends, Live Better
Tell the Truth, Make Amends, Live Better
Mar 13, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Tell the Truth, Make Amends, Live Better

Remarks offered at the March 9, 2016 Vigil on Breaking the Silence on Torture co-sponsored with… Continue Reading

Early Voting Has Begun — Here’s What You Need to Know
Early Voting Has Begun — Here’s What You Need to Know
Mar 4, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Early Voting Has Begun — Here’s What You Need to Know

Early voting has begun in North Carolina. With all the shifting pieces in this year’s electoral puzzle, our friends… Continue Reading

Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas
Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas
Dec 24, 2015
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council… Continue Reading

Trump’s Anti-Muslim Bluster
Trump’s Anti-Muslim Bluster
Dec 14, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Trump’s Anti-Muslim Bluster

In the game of bridge, when a trump card is played to win a trick, that’s… Continue Reading

Doing Right by Syria’s Refugees
Doing Right by Syria’s Refugees
Nov 21, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Doing Right by Syria’s Refugees

Photo by I. Prickett, UNHCR Against the toxic brew of fear and political opportunism that has… Continue Reading

Family Values for All God’s Family
Family Values for All God’s Family
Oct 31, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Family Values for All God’s Family

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Here we go again. The intersection between faith and politics… Continue Reading

Bombing Survivor, Priest, and Community Healer Fr. Michael Lapsley Visits NC
Bombing Survivor, Priest, and Community Healer Fr. Michael Lapsley Visits NC
Aug 31, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Bombing Survivor, Priest, and Community Healer Fr. Michael Lapsley Visits NC

The Rev. Michael Lapsley, survivor of a bombing by South African apartheid agents, will visit North… Continue Reading

Statement on the Supreme Court’s Same-Gender Marriage Decision
Statement on the Supreme Court’s Same-Gender Marriage Decision
Jun 26, 2015
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Statement on the Supreme Court’s Same-Gender Marriage Decision

We celebrate today’s Supreme Court ruling with our gay brothers and sisters who wish to marry… Continue Reading

Religious Freedom or Using Religion to Justify Discrimination?
Religious Freedom or Using Religion to Justify Discrimination?
Apr 2, 2015
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Religious Freedom or Using Religion to Justify Discrimination?

Discussions in recent days of so-called religious freedom bills in Indiana, Arkansas, and now North Carolina… Continue Reading

Time to Uphold UNC’s Anti-Poverty Mission
Time to Uphold UNC’s Anti-Poverty Mission
Feb 22, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Time to Uphold UNC’s Anti-Poverty Mission

One can say this about UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gene Nichol without fear of contradiction: He doesn’t seem… Continue Reading

Which Christmas Will We Embrace in NC?
Which Christmas Will We Embrace in NC?
Jan 8, 2015
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Which Christmas Will We Embrace in NC?

Now that Epiphany is over, we are looking back on Advent and Christmas, and remembering our… Continue Reading

The Ruling on Same-Gender Marriage
The Ruling on Same-Gender Marriage
Oct 13, 2014
George Reed, Former Executive Director

The Ruling on Same-Gender Marriage

The immediate impact of the most recent court decisions regarding marriage is that same-gender couples who… Continue Reading

From Broken Communities to Beloved Communities
From Broken Communities to Beloved Communities
Aug 22, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

From Broken Communities to Beloved Communities

The recent trial of Alamance County Sheriff Andrew Johnson has focused on alleged profiling abuses against… Continue Reading

Gushee, Powery, Cowger Discussion Marks Torture Awareness Month
Gushee, Powery, Cowger Discussion Marks Torture Awareness Month
May 29, 2014
Leslie Ware, Anti-Torture Project Coordinator

Gushee, Powery, Cowger Discussion Marks Torture Awareness Month

June is Torture Awareness Month, and we are gearing up for a presentation by David Gushee, Distinguished University… Continue Reading

Lutherans Sponsor Conference to Ponder Justice and Faith
Lutherans Sponsor Conference to Ponder Justice and Faith
Apr 15, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Lutherans Sponsor Conference to Ponder Justice and Faith

When the line to check in at a church-sponsored conference on a beautiful Saturday morning in… Continue Reading

Please Call Senator Burr
Please Call Senator Burr
Mar 25, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Please Call Senator Burr

A vote is imminent on releasing the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on torture, and… Continue Reading

Faithful Activism — Part 2
Faithful Activism — Part 2
Mar 1, 2014
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Faithful Activism — Part 2

In an earlier blog, I noted a congregation’s questions about becoming a partner with HKonJ. If… Continue Reading

Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace
Aug 27, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Disturbing the Peace

Rev. Cody Sanders, Ph.D. candidate in Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling at Brite Divinity School

There is something in these furious, feverish words that beckons beyond a simple description of what life will be like if you choose to follow a peculiar call from Jesus and your closest friends and family don’t. Beyond description, there is something of a call in this passage trying to work its way inside of us. These words beckon us beyond a recounting of our inevitable losses on the journey, to embrace our sacred calling to disturbers the peace.

Moral Mondays Are Home-Grown
Moral Mondays Are Home-Grown
Jun 17, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Moral Mondays Are Home-Grown

“Outside agitators.” The very term reminds those of us of a certain age of the Civil… Continue Reading

Faith Leaders Voice Support for Moral Mondays
Faith Leaders Voice Support for Moral Mondays
Jun 11, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Faith Leaders Voice Support for Moral Mondays

Faith leaders from across the state and from different traditions continue to speak out in support… Continue Reading

Through the Eyes of Faith
Through the Eyes of Faith
Jun 5, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Through the Eyes of Faith

Rep. David Price (Binkley Baptist Church, Chapel Hill)

Religious ideas are crucial, both to understanding this history and to dealing with its current manifestations. Realism as to people’s sinfulness and will‐to‐power figured directly in the Constitution’s checking of political power—Madison in The Federalist sounds like a good Calvinist—but taking such beliefs to the extreme can erode all trust and hobble democracy. As for current politics, as Jim Wallis asks in his new book, why should Christians believe in sinless markets any more than they believe in sinless governments?

Were You at the March on Washington?
Were You at the March on Washington?
Jun 3, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Were You at the March on Washington?

On a hot Wednesday afternoon in August 1963, thousands of Americans from all parts of the… Continue Reading

Moral Mondays Continue in June
Moral Mondays Continue in June
May 25, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Moral Mondays Continue in June

Moral Mondays continue (though they will take the day off on Memorial Day). This week’s protest… Continue Reading

Energy Policy: Legislative Workshop by Fletcher Harper
Energy Policy: Legislative Workshop by Fletcher Harper
May 24, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Energy Policy: Legislative Workshop by Fletcher Harper

This workshop on energy policy is also a continuation of Rev. Fletcher Harper’s plenary session (available here) at the 2013 Legislative Seminar. Harper is Executive Director of GreenFaith, a New Jersey-based non-profit committed to building environmental leadership among people of faith. He is also an Episcopal priest.

Moral Mondays – Clergy Issued Special Invitation for May 20
Moral Mondays – Clergy Issued Special Invitation for May 20
May 15, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Moral Mondays – Clergy Issued Special Invitation for May 20

As many of you already know, Rev. William Barber and the state NAACP are organizing weekly… Continue Reading

Believing in Goodness and Mercy After a Very Hard Week
Believing in Goodness and Mercy After a Very Hard Week
Apr 19, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Believing in Goodness and Mercy After a Very Hard Week

It has been a difficult week for anyone who lives from a place of compassion. For… Continue Reading

Rev. Fletcher Harper: Communicating the Values We Believe
Rev. Fletcher Harper: Communicating the Values We Believe
Apr 15, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Rev. Fletcher Harper: Communicating the Values We Believe

The Rev. Fletcher Harper is Executive Director of GreenFaith, a New Jersey-based non-profit committed to building… Continue Reading

U.S. Senate Expected to Take Up Gun Legislation
U.S. Senate Expected to Take Up Gun Legislation
Apr 2, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

U.S. Senate Expected to Take Up Gun Legislation

Next week, the United States Senate is expected to take up legislation intended to curb gun… Continue Reading

Shane Claiborne’s Challenge to Christians
Shane Claiborne’s Challenge to Christians
Mar 28, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Shane Claiborne’s Challenge to Christians

In 2008, the Council co-sponsored an event called Jesus for President, which took place at First… Continue Reading

Preparing the Way: Blessed are the Peacemakers
Preparing the Way: Blessed are the Peacemakers
Mar 26, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Preparing the Way: Blessed are the Peacemakers

Sojo.net

Jesus was a peacemaking, blessed child of God, but he also was an “other.” Reviled and persecuted, he was the paperless son of displaced immigrant parents. The prophetic iconoclast. That guy who hung out with those people, the type most modern leaders would not associate with, except for a photo opportunity at a Thanksgiving Day soup kitchen. Let us remember on Sunday when we celebrate his resurrection, that Jesus was crucified because he was an outsider whose way of doing things scared and angered the powers-that-be.

Putting a Face on Legislation
Putting a Face on Legislation
Mar 15, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Putting a Face on Legislation

Our state and nation are in a time of civil discord. My own preacher, the Rev. Betty… Continue Reading

National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath — March 15-17
National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath — March 15-17
Mar 12, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath — March 15-17

If ending gun violence were easy, nightmares like Sandy Hook would never happen. Young lives would not… Continue Reading

Program and Registration for 2013 Legislative Seminar
Program and Registration for 2013 Legislative Seminar
Feb 18, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Program and Registration for 2013 Legislative Seminar

If you are interested in attending, but have not pre-registered, you may call our office at… Continue Reading

What’s Wrong with Photo ID?
What’s Wrong with Photo ID?
Jan 31, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

What’s Wrong with Photo ID?

One of the most insidious proposals coming up in the General Assembly session is the one… Continue Reading

Interfaith Call-In Day to Prevent Gun Violence Feb. 4
Interfaith Call-In Day to Prevent Gun Violence Feb. 4
Jan 28, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Interfaith Call-In Day to Prevent Gun Violence Feb. 4

Gun violence has long been an issue of concern for the North Carolina Council of Churches.… Continue Reading

Speaking Up and Out Against Gun Violence
Speaking Up and Out Against Gun Violence
Dec 20, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Speaking Up and Out Against Gun Violence

Across denominations and faiths, we have come together to speak out against gun violence and to call… Continue Reading

Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless
Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless
Dec 7, 2012
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless

Congress is overwhelmed with lobbyists for corporations, Chambers of Commerce, AARP, the Department of Defense, etc.… Continue Reading

Our Responsibility to Vote
Our Responsibility to Vote
Oct 25, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Our Responsibility to Vote

Our middle son and I went to early vote on Saturday, taking advantage of his visit… Continue Reading

Health On Earth
Health On Earth
Jul 2, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Health On Earth

The News & Observer

The N.C. Council of Churches rejoices in the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act, affirming the decades-long concerns of the council for those without health care.

Health Care for All God’s Children — ACA Upheld
Health Care for All God’s Children — ACA Upheld
Jun 28, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Health Care for All God’s Children — ACA Upheld

The NC Council of Churches rejoices in today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — House Votes to Gut Racial Justice Act
Raleigh Report — House Votes to Gut Racial Justice Act
Jun 15, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — House Votes to Gut Racial Justice Act

The House of Representatives has voted 73-47 to gut the Racial Justice Act. The vote was… Continue Reading

More than 400 Voices Against Anti-Gay Rhetoric
More than 400 Voices Against Anti-Gay Rhetoric
Jun 15, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

More than 400 Voices Against Anti-Gay Rhetoric

Thank you. Since last month, more than 400 of you have signed onto a statement rejecting toxic… Continue Reading

Statement on Passage of Amendment One
Statement on Passage of Amendment One
May 9, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Statement on Passage of Amendment One

In light of yesterday’s vote to add a discriminatory amendment about marriage to our state’s constitution,… Continue Reading

Reed’s Full Radio Interview Against Amendment One
Reed’s Full Radio Interview Against Amendment One
May 7, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Reed’s Full Radio Interview Against Amendment One

Executive Director George Reed’s full interview with NC Policy Watch from Sunday is now available here. … Continue Reading

Reed Explains Council’s Opposition to Amendment One on Sunday Radio Show
Reed Explains Council’s Opposition to Amendment One on Sunday Radio Show
May 4, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Reed Explains Council’s Opposition to Amendment One on Sunday Radio Show

Hear George Reed explain the Council’s opposition to Amendment One on Sunday morning’s News & Views… Continue Reading

Keep Discrimination Out of the NC Constitution — Vote May 8
Keep Discrimination Out of the NC Constitution — Vote May 8
May 3, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Keep Discrimination Out of the NC Constitution — Vote May 8

Council Friends— I am writing you with a last-minute appeal to get to the polls for… Continue Reading

Clergy Engage Constitutional Amendment Debate
Clergy Engage Constitutional Amendment Debate
Apr 23, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Clergy Engage Constitutional Amendment Debate

Durham Herald-Sun

The ballot referendum that could cement the definition of marriage as “the only domestic legal union” into the state Constitution has turned a political debate into a religious one — and is mustering people of faith across North Carolina to the polls.

Early Voting and Amendment One
Early Voting and Amendment One
Apr 20, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Early Voting and Amendment One

Early voting is now under way for North Carolina’s May 8 primary. Between now and May… Continue Reading

Statement on Accusations about Candidates’ Faith
Statement on Accusations about Candidates’ Faith
Mar 15, 2012
North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement on Accusations about Candidates’ Faith

Adopted by the Governing Board, NC Council of Churches, March 6, 2012 In 1998, the NC… Continue Reading

Jack Crum Conference on Prophetic Ministry Focuses on Amendment One
Jack Crum Conference on Prophetic Ministry Focuses on Amendment One
Mar 9, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Jack Crum Conference on Prophetic Ministry Focuses on Amendment One

We hope you’ll join us on April 14 for the Fourth Annual Jack Crum Conference on… Continue Reading

Compromising values
Compromising values
Feb 14, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Compromising values

Raleigh News & Observer

We would not have chosen to be a part of an issue like this, but we are. The world is watching North Carolina to see what we will do. There is compelling evidence that conspiracy to commit kidnapping and torture were committed by Johnston County’s Aero Contractors. The state should investigate these claims and determine their validity.

Council Working with Coalition to Defeat Marriage Amendment
Council Working with Coalition to Defeat Marriage Amendment
Jan 20, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Council Working with Coalition to Defeat Marriage Amendment

Since 2004, the NC Council of Churches has officially opposed a constitutional amendment defining marriage. Put… Continue Reading

Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?
Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?
Nov 30, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?

The debate over whether to place morbidly obese children in foster care or to leave them… Continue Reading

The Values Debate We’re Not Having
The Values Debate We’re Not Having
Nov 30, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

The Values Debate We’re Not Having

In his recent Washington Post op-ed article entitled “The Values Debate We’re Not Having,” Richard Cizik highlights the disconnect between an individualist market-first ideology and the Christian calling to love our neighbors. Cizik represented the National Association of Evangelicals in the corridors of power in Washington DC for 10 years. I think he’s raising some crucial questions for all people of faith, across the political spectrum.

Join in the Super Vigil
Join in the Super Vigil
Nov 15, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Join in the Super Vigil

This Sunday, November 20, at 3 p.m., please take part in a teleconference Prayer Vigil for… Continue Reading

Reflections on Interfaith Dialogue
Reflections on Interfaith Dialogue
Nov 14, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Reflections on Interfaith Dialogue

Interfaith Dialogue is a crucial endeavor in light of the increasing religious diversity in our nation and our own communities. Globalization is a wondrous, yet in some ways perplexing reality, and it brings us into ever more frequent contact with persons of other faiths. While at one time the dialogue between Christians and Jews was common and we often spoke of our Judeo-Christian heritage, that conversation has necessarily expanded to include our increasingly numerous Muslim neighbors and we now speak of the Abrahamic Faiths. We are becoming increasingly aware of Buddhist, Hindu and Native American neighbors as well as persons of other religious traditions. It is imperative that we acknowledge, understand, and appreciate each other for the sake not only of civility, but because all our religious traditions require hospitality of us.

North Carolina Interfaith Dialogue Project
North Carolina Interfaith Dialogue Project
Nov 14, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

North Carolina Interfaith Dialogue Project

When a distinguished group of Muslim Imams published their historic “A Common Word Between Us and You” it was met with resounding expressions of appreciation by religious and secular leaders alike. It was an effort to initiate a broad dialogue across the United States between Muslims and Christians. It focused on two central themes which these two historic faiths hold in common: Love of God, and Love of Neighbor, and it sites the many texts of the Hebrew Scriptures which are venerated by both religious traditions. It seemed inappropriate to engage in such a dialogue without including our Jewish colleagues from whose faith tradition these texts originated. Hence, a three way dialogue was seen as the best approach.

Raleigh Report – September 19, 2011
Raleigh Report – September 19, 2011
Sep 19, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – September 19, 2011

The General Assembly met for three days last week in its second mini-session following adjournment of the regular long session. This session was supposed to be the “Constitutional Amendments Session,” but when the dust cleared, only one constitutional amendment had been approved – the one which defines marriage so as to exclude people who are gay or lesbian not only from marriage but also from civil unions or other similar committed relationships and which could also prevent local governments and even private companies from granting partner benefits to anyone not in a two-gender marriage

Discriminatory Amendment Goes on the Ballot
Discriminatory Amendment Goes on the Ballot
Sep 16, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Discriminatory Amendment Goes on the Ballot

The North Carolina General Assembly has met for its third time this year. This was to be the “Constitutional Amendments Session,” but when adjournment was reached yesterday, the only constitutional amendment which had been passed was the one excluding people who are gay or lesbian from marriage, something that is already statutory law in our state.

Community Services Around the State to Remember 9/11
Community Services Around the State to Remember 9/11
Sep 10, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Community Services Around the State to Remember 9/11

Pictured left, St. Paul’s Chapel became a refuge for rescue workers after September 11.

The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is next month, and it happens to fall on a Sunday. The NC Council of Churches has already posted some resources for worship planners, and there are a couple more links at the end of this blog. We also want to make you aware of community services which are being planned.

Concrete Problems, Concrete Solutions
Concrete Problems, Concrete Solutions
Aug 14, 2011
Lee Foster, Former Duke Divinity School Intern

Concrete Problems, Concrete Solutions

While it is true that central to Christian theology is the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it would be erroneous to reduce the whole of Christian theology to a set of beliefs. If one surveys the gospels, then a person will find Jesus both expounding upon theology and liberating people. For those who were sick, he cured them of their sickness. For those who were blind, he gave them sight. For those who were saddened, he comforted them. Jesus gave concrete solutions to the problems that people faced in the 1st century and did not merely offer them a set of beliefs.

Proper 19, Year A
Proper 19, Year A
Aug 9, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Proper 19, Year A

In a community of Christians, the hopeful possibilities present in conflict will only be realized when we deal with the tension in a productive way. When a congregation faces conflict openly and directly with the people involved, there is a good opportunity for the situation to result in positive change and closer relationships between people. When conflict is handled in a way that cuts off communication and silences questions, the conflict can escalate and become destructive.

Give Us Wisdom
Give Us Wisdom
Aug 2, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Give Us Wisdom

The news these days is filled with budget cuts, both at the state level and with the… Continue Reading

Building Interfaith Community
Building Interfaith Community
May 12, 2011
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Building Interfaith Community

Building community is the most effective (though perhaps least dramatic) way to resist divisive rhetoric that demonizes the ‘other.’ It is much easier to caricature people we don’t know. It is hard not to challenge stereotypes when one’s own personal experience and relationships contradict them.

Civil Rights Panel Gets an Earful on Wake Schools
Civil Rights Panel Gets an Earful on Wake Schools
May 5, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Civil Rights Panel Gets an Earful on Wake Schools

The News & Observer

All the conflict raging about the Wake schools for the past year and a half came spilling out Wednesday night when a panel of federal civil rights investigators heard testimony – often heated – in an East Raleigh church.

The hearing concerned a complaint against Wake Public Schools, filed with the federal education department by the state NAACP. An estimated 200 people nearly filled the fellowship hall at Martin Street Baptist Church, with speakers making emphatic points on both sides of the issues.

Wild Goose Tix & Volunteering
Wild Goose Tix & Volunteering
May 3, 2011
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Wild Goose Tix & Volunteering

June 23, the first day of the Wild Goose Festival, is 50 days away, and excitement is definitely building. Tickets are on sale and volunteers are needed. Read on for more information…

Video from 2011 Legislative Seminar
Video from 2011 Legislative Seminar
Apr 21, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Video from 2011 Legislative Seminar

Watch highlights from our 2011 Legislative Seminar, including: Distinguished Service Award, Faith Active in Public Life Awards and Closing Session.

Faith in Focus: Forum to Examine Issue of Torture
Faith in Focus: Forum to Examine Issue of Torture
Mar 15, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Faith in Focus: Forum to Examine Issue of Torture

The Durham News

Experts in theology, religion and human rights will gather in Durham March 25-26 to discuss the use of torture in the U.S. and abroad and to prepare participants for anti-torture advocacy within their own communities.

NCCC Signs Anti-Bigotry Pledge
NCCC Signs Anti-Bigotry Pledge
Mar 10, 2011
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

NCCC Signs Anti-Bigotry Pledge

In response to Rep. King’s hearings on the radicalization of Islam in the United States, an… Continue Reading

Sojourners Blog on Anti-Torture Conference
Sojourners Blog on Anti-Torture Conference
Feb 18, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Sojourners Blog on Anti-Torture Conference

Sojourners, a leading publication on the intersection of faith, politics and culture, ran a Feb. 16… Continue Reading

Affirming NC’s Public Investments — An Opportunity for Action
Affirming NC’s Public Investments — An Opportunity for Action
Feb 4, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Affirming NC’s Public Investments — An Opportunity for Action

The North Carolina Council of Churches is a member of the Together NC Coalition. In light… Continue Reading

Christian Conviction and Cultural Accommodation – A conversation on the Barmen Declaration
Christian Conviction and Cultural Accommodation – A conversation on the Barmen Declaration
Jan 24, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Christian Conviction and Cultural Accommodation – A conversation on the Barmen Declaration

You are invited to attend “Christian Conviction and Cultural Accommodation on February 21 in Greensboro, NC.

Your Invitation to the the Third Annual “Common Good Project”
Your Invitation to the the Third Annual “Common Good Project”
Jan 14, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Your Invitation to the the Third Annual “Common Good Project”

On February 21, 2011, a conference on “Christian Conviction and Cultural Accommodation” will be held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Greensboro. The conference will begin with Dr. Robert T. Osborn, former professor at Duke University, speaking on The Barmen Declaration, a theological protest against German National Socialism. Then there will be conversation on Christian witness, in the public arena, without accommodating to the prevailing culture.

Letters to the Editor Regarding Our Mission
Letters to the Editor Regarding Our Mission
Jan 14, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Letters to the Editor Regarding Our Mission

Letters to the Editor, Raleigh News & Observer

I have the pleasure of serving on the board of the N.C. Council of Churches. I agreed to serve on the board because the council reflects many of my life’s values. The council’s website states: “The Council enables denominations, congregations and people of faith to individually and collectively impact our state on issues such as economic justice and development, human well-being, equality, compassion and peace, following the example and mission of Jesus Christ.”

Talking With Bill Friday
Talking With Bill Friday
Jan 13, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Talking With Bill Friday

I hope you had a chance to see NC People this past weekend. I was honored to be invited to be one of Bill Friday’s “people.” It actually started as part of the Council’s 75th anniversary last year, though it didn’t make it to the airwaves (an outdated term, if ever there were one) until now. Bill Friday celebrated his 90th birthday last summer. Even if you are new to the state, the hoopla surrounding his birthday would have made you aware that he is one of the state’s giants. I don’t know that there’s anybody alive today who is more respected or beloved or who has had more impact on the state for a longer period of time.

Watch George Reed on NC People
Watch George Reed on NC People
Jan 11, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Watch George Reed on NC People

NC Council of Churches Executive Director George Reed appeared as Bill Friday’s guest on UNC-TV’s NC People on Friday, January 7. The program also aired Sunday, January 9. George spoke with Mr. Friday about the Council’s past as well as its future, discussing the Council’s work for social justice and the role faith communities and people of faith can play.

Council President Stan Kimer on WUNC
Council President Stan Kimer on WUNC
Jan 7, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Council President Stan Kimer on WUNC

Stan Kimer, newly elected Council president, was interviewed on WUNC’s The State of Things on January 6. In his conversation with host Frank Stasio, Stan spoke about the Council and its work, including priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Listen to the interview by clicking here.

As We Enter A New Year
As We Enter A New Year
Jan 4, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

As We Enter A New Year

Friends, We look ahead to 2011 knowing we face many challenges and that our commitment to… Continue Reading

Thank You for Standing With Us
Thank You for Standing With Us
Dec 14, 2010
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thank You for Standing With Us

Thank you. More than 900 of you stood with us, adding your names to the call… Continue Reading

Standing With Us Against Hate
Standing With Us Against Hate
Dec 10, 2010
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Standing With Us Against Hate

We have been overwhelmed at the response to our brief statement regarding the protest planned for tomorrow’s… Continue Reading

Our Response to Protesters at Elizabeth Edwards’ Service
Our Response to Protesters at Elizabeth Edwards’ Service
Dec 10, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Our Response to Protesters at Elizabeth Edwards’ Service

The protesters from Kansas have come many miles to spread their hatred at Elizabeth Edwards’ memorial service. Let us be clear: the Bible calls us to kindness and respect for one another, and Jesus Christ preached throughout his life that we should love one another. The protesters’ appalling and repeated violation of the sacred services by which we honor our dead, along with their representation of themselves as messengers of Christ, are offensive and misrepresent Christian faith.

New Start Ratification
New Start Ratification
Nov 22, 2010
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

New Start Ratification

I strongly encourage people of faith who feel so led to contact your senators and urge them to support ratification of the New START treaty, which will reduce the US and Russian stockpiles by 30% and allow on-the-ground inspections, suspended last year as the START I treaty expired, to resume.

Proper 29 – an open letter to preachers
Proper 29 – an open letter to preachers
Nov 9, 2010
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Proper 29 – an open letter to preachers

In light of data recently released in the Wikileaks documents regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a group of pastors, priests, theologians and seminarians has issued a call to preachers to address the acts of violence detailed in those documents, and their failure to live up even to the standards of Just War theory.

What Democracy is Not
What Democracy is Not
Nov 1, 2010
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

What Democracy is Not

This is a video blog I shot yesterday while my toddler was taking his nap. Just a few thoughts about voting, not voting and the significance of each.

NC Council of Churches supports Muslims’ right to build NYC project
NC Council of Churches supports Muslims’ right to build NYC project
Sep 23, 2010
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

NC Council of Churches supports Muslims’ right to build NYC project

The American Independent

The NC Council of Churches on Thursday strongly endorsed the right of Muslims to build a community center near the site of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City. “We stand with our Muslim brothers and sisters in affirming their right to build on a site two-and-a-half blocks from Ground Zero,” the council said in statement unanimously adopted by its governing board at its meeting this week in Greensboro. The statement comes as controversy flares around a TV ad being aired by North Carolina Republican congressional candidate Renee Ellmers.

Statement on the New York Muslim Community Center Controversy
Statement on the New York Muslim Community Center Controversy
Sep 21, 2010
North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement on the New York Muslim Community Center Controversy

The North Carolina Council of Churches represents 6,200 congregations in 17 denominations statewide. The North Carolina Council of Churches condemns all religious violence. As people of Christian faith, we value a teaching common to the Abrahamic faiths, which in the Christian tradition is expressed as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”  As Christians in a nation largely founded by religious refugees, we value the freedom of religion guaranteed by our Constitution and proudly proclaimed worldwide as a foundational principle of United States government and society. For freedom of religion to have substance and integrity, it must extend to people of all faiths. 

Partners in Health & Wholeness Launches Breakfast Series
Partners in Health & Wholeness Launches Breakfast Series
Aug 9, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Partners in Health & Wholeness Launches Breakfast Series

What: Clergy Breakfast on Health
When: Thursday, Aug. 26, 8:30-10am
Where: St. James AME Zion Church, Goldsboro (206 S. George St.)
Why: Discuss opportunities for clergy to improve their health as well as the health of their congregants through PHW and other faith-based health initiatives.

Social Justice and Mainline Protestants
Social Justice and Mainline Protestants
Aug 3, 2010
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Social Justice and Mainline Protestants

Last month I received an email from Deborah Arca Mooney, a writer and editor with Patheos.com,… Continue Reading

With All Due Respect
With All Due Respect
Oct 28, 1998
North Carolina Council of Churches

With All Due Respect

In a letter to a friend in the spring of 1776, John Adams said, “We may please ourselves with the prospect of free and popular governments, God grant us the way. But I fear that in every assembly members will obtain an influence by noise rather than sense, by meanness rather than greatness, and by ignorance and not learning, by contracted hearts and not large souls. There is one thing, my dear sir, that must be attempted and most sacredly observed, or we are all undone. There must be decency and respect and veneration introduced for persons of every rank, or we are undone. In a popular government, this is our only way.”


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