Position Papers

…from thinking to action — for the common good.
Progressive Christians Uniting offers position papers that were written by their Reflection Committee and approved by the Board of Directors for distribution.

You may download the papers below in MSWord, or to obtain a copy of one of the position papers, contact Progressive Christians Uniting:

316 W. 2nd Street, Suite 1104
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Hard copies will cost $3 plus postage. We’re very interested in knowing how you’ve found these papers useful or challenging, so please feel free to contact us with your comments.

Food Security and Transgenetic Engineering in the Global Food System
Released April 2006
Primary Author: C. Dean Freudenberger
A Progressive Christian View of Islam
Released January 2006
Primary Author: Ward McAfee

Christian-Jewish Relations
Released 2005
Primary Author: Eva Fleischner

Progressive Christians and Contemporary Medical Ethics
Released 10 November 2004
Primary Author: David Larson

Reparations, or The Movement for Public Accountability for the African-American Holocaust
Released 15 January 2004
Primary Author: Ward McAfee

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Progressive Christian Review
Released 15 April 2003
Primary Author: PCU

Immigration
Released 18 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

Is Social Security Really Broken?
Released 15 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

Reflections on Abortion
Released 15 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

The Church and Environmentalism
Released 15 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

Human Rights and Civil Rights
Released 15 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

Religion and the Public Schools
Released 15 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

The Global Population Crisis
Released 15 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

Global Food Security in the 21st Century
Released 15 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU

Casino Capitalism: Controlling Speculation
Released 05 January 2003
Primary Author: PCU