Bishop Eli Pascua: General Secretary of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP)
"Faith Under Fire"
Tuesday, February 13, 5:00-6:30 PM
Reception to Follow
Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
Pacific
School of Religion President William McKinney and the PANA Institute
invite you to a presentation by Bishop Eli Pascua, General Secretary of
the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). Bishop Pascua
will address the human rights violations and political killings of
clergy, journalists, human rights workers and activists in the
Philippines.
Human rights monitoring groups report 787 unarmed
citizens killed and 187 disappeared in the last five years under
incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, numbers higher than during
the Marcos era. Twenty-seven Christian clergy and church workers
belonging to the United Church of Christ Philippines, United Methodist
Church, Philippine Independent Church, and Roman Catholic Church have
been killed, most notably Supreme Bishop Alberto Ramento who was
assassinated in October, 2006.
Numerous church bodies, including
the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., and the Northern-California- Nevada
Conference of the United Methodist Church, have already issued
resolutions or statements condemning the killings and calling for
investigations. Come find out why this is happening and what you can do
for justice.