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Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East
Christians for Fair Witness Applauds United Methodists for Rejecting Divestment
May 24th, 2008
Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East applauds the United Methodist Church for rejecting divestment from companies doing business with the state of Israel. Five annual U.S. Methodist conferences and one independent Methodist organization (Methodist Federation for Social Action) submitted divestment petitions for consideration at the United Methodist General Conference which took place in Fort Worth, Texas from April 23 - May 2, 2008. These petitions were all rejected unanimously in Legislative Committee and defeated by General Conference delegates as they voted on a special consent calendar. Rev. Dr. Archer Summers, Senior Pastor of the Palo Alto United...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-24)
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