WHEREAS, the church’s interaction and dialogue with the laws and policies of the nations of the world must be founded on the Word of the Lord, and the earliest Scriptures reveal that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26, 27; 5:1); and, WHEREAS, Abraham, Sarah, and the patriarchs […]

MUSLIMS (2002) WHEREAS the Bible directs us to go into all the world and preach the gospel to all nations, and there is a way that seems right to man but the end thereof are the ways of death; and WHEREAS Islam has become the fastest growing religion in the world, and has attracted an […]

The following resolution regarding Peace in Israel and the Middle East is presented by the International Executive Committee in accordance with a directive given by the International General Council at the 2014 International General Assembly which directed the International Executive Committee to act as a Committee of Action to bring back a resolution regarding Peace […]

WHEREAS, God himself revealed a unity of equality and interdependence by such Biblical revelations as “Let us make” (Genesis 1:26); “I and my Father are one”  (John 10:30); and “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy  Spirit” (Matthew 28:19); and, WHEREAS, the Church of God is bound together in […]

9-11, THE WAR ON TERRORISM, & SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, four hijacked planes — American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93 — in a time span of only one hour and 25 […]

RACISM AND ETHNIC DISPARITY (2000) WHEREAS the Church of God from its inception has contended to be inclusive of peoples regardless of gender, cultural background or race; and WHEREAS the 50th General Assembly in 1964 adopted a resolution on human rights affirming the worth of every individual; and WHEREAS every race bears the image of […]

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF HIS HOLINESS, Pope LEO XIII, May 18th 1890 (translation)  *The Holy Father exhorts priests to make use of this exorcism as often as possible. It is therefore worthy of propagation. The faithful also may say it as any approved prayer. (Note: where the symbol (†) is found, in the prayer of […]