In a letter to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, FCNL outlined specific areas we hope senators will explore when assessing how General Kelly might carry out the responsibility of Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
In a letter to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, FCNL expressed concern about Senator Sessions’ nomination based on his past positions and statements on religious freedom and refugees, racial discrimination in the criminal justice and voting systems, and immigration.
Rex Tillerson should answer serious questions about his background on foreign policy, including environmental issues.
In seeking to ensure that EPA’s mission is indeed the mission of its next Administrator, FCNL voices deep concerns about the nomination of Scott Pruitt.
FCNL vigorously opposed the nomination and urged senators to speak out against his nomination and the dangerous pro-settlement, pro-occupation policies that Friedman has advocated.
As Quakers, we are called to work for the peaceable Kingdom of God on the whole Earth, in right sharing with all peoples. We recognize a moral duty to cherish Creation for future generations.
We, a coalition of diverse faith traditions, are united across theological lines by a common moral call to affirm and support the dignity of all people and to care for all of God’s creation. We therefore join with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their efforts to protect their sovereignty, water, culture, lifeways, and sacred sites.
Statement of Yasmine Taeb, Legislative Representative for Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Hearing on: “Oversight of the Administration’s FY 2017 Refugee Resettlement Program.”
We seek a world free of war and the threat of war We seek a society with equity and justice for all We seek a community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled We seek an earth restored
My message is simple: I believe that a Spirit led life leaves us no choice but social action.
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