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Tveit: Jenseits nationaler Grenzen sind wir eine Menschheit

Mit seiner Rede anlässlich eines von UNICEF ausgerichteten Empfangs am 22. Januar hat der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, seine ökumenische Sicht auf Themen wie Migration, Inklusion und Gerechtigkeit beschrieben.

Werden andere verletzte Frauen noch mehr von der Bildfläche verschwinden, weil Hollywood die Stimme erhebt?

Bischöfin Mary Ann Swenson kann die Lage der Rechte von Frauen oder wie sie selbst schnell richtig stellt, „die gerechte Behandlung aller Menschen“ egal welchen Geschlechts, aus einer einmaligen Position heraus beobachten und für diese eintreten, denn sie ist einerseits Bischöfin der Evangelisch-Methodistischen Kirche in Hollywood, und leitet eine Gemeinde, deren Mitglieder nicht nur bei der Golden Globes-Verleihung anwesend, sondern sogar unter den Nominierten waren. Gleichzeitig aber ist sie auch stellvertretende Vorsitzende des ÖRK-Zentralausschusses und damit Teil einer weltweiten Gemeinde. In dieser Funktion besucht sie Gemeinwesen und Menschen, die fern vom privilegierten Leben der Stars sind und für die Gewalt gegen Frauen an der Tagesordnung ist.

As Hollywood speaks out, will other wounded women go deeper in the shadows?

Bishop Mary Ann Swenson has a unique position in observing and advocating for women’s rights or, as she would quickly clarify, “the fair treatment of human beings” no matter what their gender. As bishop-in-residence at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, she ministers to church members who were not only present at this week’s Golden Globe Awards – they were the nominees. And, as vice-moderator of the WCC Central Committee, she is part of a global parish, traveling to communities far removed from the privilege of Hollywood, where violence occurs against women who are seen by their own communities as having no voice and no rights.

WCC mourns lives lost in shooting at Texas church

WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed sorrow for the lives lost and solidarity for those who are responding to a shooting on 5 November at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas (USA).

We Mourn This Terrible Act: a joint statement by the WCC and the NCCUSA

The World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA grieve with the families of those who lost their lives in the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the night of October 1, 2017. We pray for those whose lives have been shattered by this senseless act and lift up those who will be recovering years to come.

“The work of truth-telling has to happen”

At a “Hearing on Racism, Discrimination, Afrophobia and Xenophobia” held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 25 September, speakers reflected, lamented and, at times, simply sat in silence as they considered the experience of people of African descent in the USA.

Tveit: search for unity “an urgent need today”

The need for the ecumenical movement is an urgent one today, said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit as he spoke this week at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Minnesota (USA).

Orthodox bishops in USA condemn racist violence

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, on 18 August, released a response condemning recent racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The bishops lamented the loss of life, and condemned “shameful efforts” to promote racial bigotry and white supremacist ideology.

Presbyterian leaders: racism in USA is “pernicious poison”

In an open letter on 28 August, former moderators of the general assemblies of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and its predecessor churches expressed their increasing alarm when notions of nationalism and racial superiority are masked and clothed in terms of the Christian faith.

In Charlottesville, can “the power of love” prevail?

On Saturday in Charlottesville, one woman died and 19 others were injured when a man who, after rallying with white supremacist groups, rammed his car into a crowd. Earlier in the day, two law enforcement officers lost their lives when their helicopter crashed as they patrolled the building crowds.

"We have our work cut out for us"

If women will not support each other to step up to the pulpit or become engaged in politics, then gender equality will not be a priority issue for leaders both in the church and in government, says Eppie Marecheau, Christian educator and president of the Christian Council for Caribbean Women. In July, she participated in a seminar organized by the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN), at the WCC's Ecumenical Institute Bossey.

„Die Kirche trägt eine große Verantwortung für die Selbstbestimmung der Frauen"

Die unbekannten Geschichten und das vernachlässigte Potenzial von Frauen afrikanischer Herkunft waren das Hauptthema eines Seminars, das Anfang des Monats vom Ökumenischen Netzwerks zur Stärkung von Frauen afrikanischer Herkunft (PAWEEN) veranstaltet wurde. Das Netzwerk ist ein Projekt der Abteilung für ökumenische theologische Ausbildung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) und des Ökumenischen Instituts des ÖRK in Bossey. Das nachfolgende Gespräch mit Dr. Kimberly M. Lymore ist das erste Interview in einer Reihe von Begegnungen und gibt einen Eindruck von den Erkenntnissen der Seminarteilnehmenden.

"Church has huge responsibility empowering women"

The untold stories and neglected potential of women of African descent were in focus at a seminar organized earlier this month by the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN), at the WCC's Ecumenical Institute Bossey. This interview with Dr Kimberly M. Lymore is the first in a series featuring insights by some of the participants.