resolution

Call for Peace March

2016 Book of Resolutions, #6130

Whereas, the Book of Resolutions contains “Korea: Peace, Justice, and Reunification,” a comprehensive resolution on Korea’s peace, first adopted in 1988 and then amended and readopted in 2000, 2004, and 2008; and

Whereas, the year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War; and

Whereas, the cycle of 60 years marks a new beginning in Asia, a concept similar to the biblical Jubilee;

Be it resolved, that The United Methodist Church proclaim the message of God’s peace and reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula on July 27, 2013 on the 60th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War and recommend the following actions:

a. Organize a peace march at the Demilitarized Zone in Korea on July 27, 2013, led by United Methodist episcopal leaders.

b. Organize a peace march in Washington DC on July 27, 2013.

c. Seek the support for these peace marches from the Korean Methodist Church, the World Methodist Council, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and the World Council of Churches.

d. Organize a task force for peace in Korea to prepare for these peace marches.

ADOPTED 2012
RESOLUTION #6130, 2012 BOOK OF RESOLUTIONS

See Social Principles, ¶ 165.

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