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| − | '''Peg Chemberlin''' is a Moravian minister and executive director of the Minnesota Council of Churches. | + | '''Peg Chemberlin''' is a Moravian minister and executive director of the Minnesota Council of Churches. She has served as President for the [[National Council of Churches]]. |
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| + | ==Stop the War on Prayer== | ||
| + | {{PAGENAME}} was a signatory to the [[Stop the War on Prayer]] ''"Open Letter to the Faithful"'', which reads in part:<ref name=main>[http://waronprayer.org/ Stop the War on Prayer website] (accessed on Nov. 25, 2010)</ref> | ||
| + | :''"We the undersigned call on believers of all faiths to join us in denouncing the dangerous 'War on Prayer' being waged in America. We believe it is time to shine light on the hypocrisy of politicians and pundits who expound on the freedom of religion for their chosen sects while seeking to tell our Muslim brothers and sisters where they can and cannot worship. Using a political podium to bully a religious community threatens one of our most fundamental freedoms."'' | ||
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==National Council of Churches== | ==National Council of Churches== | ||
Revision as of 02:29, 10 November 2017
Peg Chemberlin is a Moravian minister and executive director of the Minnesota Council of Churches. She has served as President for the National Council of Churches.
Stop the War on Prayer
Peg Chemberlin was a signatory to the Stop the War on Prayer "Open Letter to the Faithful", which reads in part:[1]
- "We the undersigned call on believers of all faiths to join us in denouncing the dangerous 'War on Prayer' being waged in America. We believe it is time to shine light on the hypocrisy of politicians and pundits who expound on the freedom of religion for their chosen sects while seeking to tell our Muslim brothers and sisters where they can and cannot worship. Using a political podium to bully a religious community threatens one of our most fundamental freedoms."
National Council of Churches
Chemberlin is the President of the National Council of Churches for 2010-2011.[2]
Obama's Faith Council
As at March 15, 2010, President Obama's White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships included Chemberlin.[3]