PCG News

Noteworthy PCG events, opportunities and press.

In June 2006, Protestants for the Common Good published the statement, “Banning Same-sex Marriage: Is it Democratic?” more

We’ve collected over 200 signatures for our TANF petition, it’s not too late to sign on. more

PCG has been blessed to have Ryan Wallace, an intern from McCormick Theological Seminary, for the past year and we are sad to see him go. more

The column, “Speaking of Values” by PCG’s Executive Director, Alexander E. Sharp, was published as a commentary in the Chicago Sun-Times on April 9, 2012. more

In Memory of Richard Luecke

Larry Greenfield offered the following remarks at the service for Richard Luecke on April 14, 2012 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Hyde Park more

We Moved!

Protestants for the Common Good moved offices on Thursday, April 5th. Please make a note of our new address. more

Keepin’ the Faith features interviews on issues of spirituality, ethics, values and religion. It is a weekly live call-in radio show hosted by Steve Shoemaker, board member of Protestants for the Common Good. Steve recently interviewed fellow board members Nancy Brandt and Jay Wilcoxen. Listen to the podcasts: more

Look through our photo album to see photos from our recent 15th Anniversary Celebration. more

Some Things Abide, Some Things Change

On Sunday, Protestants for the Common Good celebrated its 15th anniversary with an event at St. Pauls UCC in Lincoln Park. Keynote speaker and PCG board member, Chris Gamwell, offered a vision of PCG as it looks forward to another 15 years of advocacy and education. We invite you to share in that vision by reading Chris Gamwell’s words… more

Too many religious people make faith their aim. They think the “greatest of these” is faith, and faith is defined as all but infallible doctrine. These are the dogmatic, divisive Christians, more concerned with freezing the doctrine than warming the heart. If faith can be exclusive, love can only be inclusive. “Make love your aim.” more

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“Compassion and justice are companions, not choices.”

—William Sloane Coffin, Jr.