{"id":48834,"date":"2022-09-08T09:19:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?p=48834"},"modified":"2022-09-12T07:52:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:52:51","slug":"world-council-of-churches-general-assembly-speaks-to-issues-in-the-middle-east-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/world-council-of-churches-general-assembly-speaks-to-issues-in-the-middle-east-and-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"World Council of Churches General Assembly speaks to issues in the Middle East and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At its 11th General Assembly, meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany, the World Council of Churches has adopted statements and sent messages regarding a variety of issues pertaining to the Middle East and Europe regions. The Disciples and UCC both have delegations participating in the General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>WCC statement urges active engagement in dialogue to bring lasting peace and security for all in the Middle East<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly says it is hearing the pleas of the heads of churches in the Holy Land more than ever before in relation to mounting intimidation, violations, limiting access to places of worship, and attacks by radicals.<\/em>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/resources\/documents\/seeking-justice-and-peace-for-all-in-the-middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Seeking Justice and Peace for All in the Middle East&#8221;<\/a><ul><li>See also: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2022\/09\/world-council-of-churches-general-assembly-puts-israeli-apartheid-on-the-global-churchs-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Council of Churches General Assembly puts Israeli apartheid on the global church\u2019s table<\/a>,&#8221; by Jeff Wright, on Mondoweiss<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>WCC statement on war in Ukraine deplores \u201cillegal and unjustifiable\u201d invasion, renews calls for ceasefire<\/strong> &#8211; <em>A statement from the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/resources\/documents\/war-in-ukraine-peace-and-justice-in-the-european-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">War in Ukraine, Peace and Justice in the European Region<\/a>,\u201d denounces \u201cthe illegal and unjustifiable\u201d Russian invasion of Ukraine and renews the call for a ceasefire as well as the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops.<\/em><\/li><li><strong>WCC releases minute on consequences of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly released a minute entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/resources\/documents\/minute-on-consequences-of-the-2020-nagorno-karabakh-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consequences of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war<\/a>,\u201d in which it reiterated its condemnation of the use of chemical weapons and cluster munitions, the targeting of civilians, hospitals and public infrastructure, and all other war crimes, beheadings, torture and other atrocities witnessed during the conflict.<\/em><\/li><li><strong>WCC minute urges acknowledgement of Syriac-Aramaic genocide, which \u201cmust be named by the right name\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The Syriac-Aramaic genocide, or \u201cSAYFO,\u201d must be named as an historical reality, and the \u201cpersistent and present threat of genocide for some peoples\u201d must be acknowledged, urged a minute released at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly.<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/resources\/documents\/minute-on-syriac-aramaic-genocide-sayfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minute on Syriac-Aramaic Genocide<\/a>&#8220;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its 11th General Assembly, meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany, the World Council of Churches has adopted statements and sent messages regarding a variety of issues pertaining to the Middle East and Europe regions. 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