An Open Letter to the Presiding Bishop and all Bishops of the Episcopal Church
An Open Letter to the Presiding Bishop and all Bishops of the Episcopal Church
The Issue
2 September 2025
An Open Letter to the Presiding Bishop and all Bishops of the Episcopal Church
As you prepare to gather in the Dominican Republic on September 9, the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network submits this Open Letter to stress the pressing moral issue facing the world today: the ongoing horror in Gaza. We note with deep concern the rising distress and anger among many in our Church around the failure of our leaders to name the genocide that unfolds before our eyes every day.
We bring to your attention the statements naming genocide that have been issued this summer by our denominational partners and other religious voices: United Church of Christ, Evangelical Lutheran Church, International Society of Friends, Presbyterian Church USA, United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalists. Standing together as the Body of Christ will add weight to our voices by naming the genocide and demanding an immediate end to the destruction of Gaza and its people by Israel’s military forces.
As you meet together, we ask that you take time to deliberate and name the genocide and unequivocally state that Israel's crimes against humanity must end.
What have our Presiding Bishop and bishops had to say this summer about the genocide in Gaza?
Presiding Bp. Rowe's letter did not name the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza or address the only way to stop it: cut off the supply of weapons to Israel as called for in Resolution 2024-D012 and put an end to Israel's impunity and shielding by the U.S. government from any consequences for its actions.
As individual citizens we are accountable for our government's continuing military aid to Israel, as well as ensuring impunity to Israel for its crimes against humanity. We must demand change. That demand is amplified when the churches speak with a single voice. The critical starting point for change is naming the genocide. We hope and pray that our Episcopal Church leaders will NAME THE GENOCIDE, out of respect for the dignity of every human being.
Palestine Justice Network of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship
The Issue
2 September 2025
An Open Letter to the Presiding Bishop and all Bishops of the Episcopal Church
As you prepare to gather in the Dominican Republic on September 9, the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network submits this Open Letter to stress the pressing moral issue facing the world today: the ongoing horror in Gaza. We note with deep concern the rising distress and anger among many in our Church around the failure of our leaders to name the genocide that unfolds before our eyes every day.
We bring to your attention the statements naming genocide that have been issued this summer by our denominational partners and other religious voices: United Church of Christ, Evangelical Lutheran Church, International Society of Friends, Presbyterian Church USA, United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalists. Standing together as the Body of Christ will add weight to our voices by naming the genocide and demanding an immediate end to the destruction of Gaza and its people by Israel’s military forces.
As you meet together, we ask that you take time to deliberate and name the genocide and unequivocally state that Israel's crimes against humanity must end.
What have our Presiding Bishop and bishops had to say this summer about the genocide in Gaza?
Presiding Bp. Rowe's letter did not name the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza or address the only way to stop it: cut off the supply of weapons to Israel as called for in Resolution 2024-D012 and put an end to Israel's impunity and shielding by the U.S. government from any consequences for its actions.
As individual citizens we are accountable for our government's continuing military aid to Israel, as well as ensuring impunity to Israel for its crimes against humanity. We must demand change. That demand is amplified when the churches speak with a single voice. The critical starting point for change is naming the genocide. We hope and pray that our Episcopal Church leaders will NAME THE GENOCIDE, out of respect for the dignity of every human being.
Palestine Justice Network of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship
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