The Manhattan Declaration

A Call of Christian Conscience

Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with the family.

We are Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and to call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are:

1. the sanctity of human life
2. the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife
3. the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

Inasmuch as these truths are foundational to human dignity and the well-being of society, they are inviolable and non-negotiable. Because they are increasingly under assault from powerful forces in our culture, we are compelled today to speak out forcefully in their defense, and to commit ourselves to honoring them fully no matter what pressures are brought upon us and our institutions to abandon or compromise them. We make this commitment not as partisans of any political group but as followers of Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen Lord, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

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Annual KVI Open House!

It's almost here!

Open House is November 6/7 from 10am until 6pm.

Turkish Plates

Now we're hoping that all our new products "make it"! The placemats have arrived from Thailand and the scarves from Laos are here as well. The baskets from Nicaragua are en-route. Our new items from Cambodia should be delivered by the 3rd. And after a week of being "lost in space", our Kenyan jewelry showed up this past week. We'll have a wide variety of products for your shopping experience!

Throughout both days we'll have complimentary coffee from Joe Bean, Webster's own roaster of Fair Trade certified coffees, and on Saturday afternoon, Joe Bean's experts will be on site, sharing about their coffee and offering tastings. Both days we will have bags of Fair Trade coffee available for purchase.

It'll be a great time! If you're in the Greater Rochester area, be sure to drop in, say "Hi", and shop for people on your "gift list" (even if that IS yourself).

Kingdom Ventures, 336 Arnett Blvd., Rochester, NY 14619