Another U.S. church contemplates divestment against Israel
"The board felt that after 40 years of statements and resolutions from our denomination, as well as from many other churches and other organizations, urging Israel's withdrawal from occupied lands in the West Bank, that something more needed to be done," James Winkler, general secretary of the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. The church joins the Presbyterian Church (USA) in its proposed divestment.
"At the church's quadrennial General Conference in April in Fort Worth, the Methodists, with more than 8 million U.S. members, will debate whether to pull church holdings in Caterpillar, which provides the Israel Defense Force with bulldozers."
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Just shows how left-wing and PC the once-large liberal donominations are. This has been going on for several decades now. Ho-hum.
Posted on February 25, 2008 8:04 AM