Introduction The Presbyterian Church (USA) has been engaged in a decade-long struggle to divest from companies that are profiting from the Israeli
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By Douglas Mitchell Associate Pastor for “Faith in Action,” Douglas Mitchell conceived the following article as a presentation for a church adult education class and has adapted it here to propose that the ministry of social justice can in
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We appreciate the steady witness and organizing commitment of Bob Stoddard and his dedication to fairness for both Palestinians and Israelis. As you read this piece, perhaps reflect on whether there were any prayers for the “peace of Jerusalem” in your Christmas services just a few weeks ago. What does
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How not to shop while they drop—bombs By Chris Iosso, General Editor of Unbound The grim truth about Israel’s current bombing of Gaza is that the U.S. government will do very little to limit the one-sided collective punishment or correct the claims that this pre-election military campaign by the
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Why the PC(USA) 220th General Assembly Voted Against Divestment By Robert Trawick View and Print as PDF. The General Assembly has come and gone, and amidst much sound and fury, we now face the task of reflecting on what we have done and who we are now. From
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A Young Presbyterian’s Reflection on General Assembly By Emily Morrell, 2012 Young Adult Advisory Delegate (YAAD) View and Print as PDF. My presbytery is small, tiny, actually. In fact, after serving on my presbytery’s youth council for four years, with a stint as moderator, I’m pretty sure I
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On Divestment at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly By Rifat Odeh Kassis Unbound welcomes this voice from Kairos Palestine as a means for widening and deepening the conversation around the appropriate measures to bring about peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. Unbound also welcomes further discussion
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Important Facts to Consider The following article is from Presbyterians for Middle East Peace. Unbound welcomes this voice on positive investment as a means for widening and deepening the conversation around the appropriate measures to bring about peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. Unbound also welcomes further discussion of
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Invitation from CODEPINK Women for Peace Email Stolen Beauty and request that your name be added to the boycott endorsement list Dear Friends and Allies, We are writing to ask you to endorse the Stolen Beauty AHAVA boycott campaign. This boycott is directed against the Israeli company Ahava
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Commentary on Tony Judt’s “Ill fares the Land” and the review by John F. Kane By Rev. Charles W. Rawlings The loss of Tony Judt from our midst last year brought grief to many of us who looked to him for clear ways of understanding how the Post Cold
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Confessions of a Reconciling and Reluctant Christian By Dylan Rooke, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Intern Banner Photo by Bruce Reyes-Chow Never did I think I would be excited about parliamentary procedure, church polity, and Robert’s Rules of Order—boring, right? And yet, as a Presbyterian Peace Fellowship intern at this year’s
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From Two Jewish Social Justice Advocates By Rae Abileah and Ariel Vegosen, originally published on Tikkun Dear Reverends and Church-goers, We are writing to you as two young American Jews who have just seen something extraordinary. Last week we were guests at the 220th Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly
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