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from IPMN
At the close of the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the church’s Israel/Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) wishes to reflect on the results of the GA and to thank all of our friends, supporters, and the hundreds of church commissioners who took a stand for human rights and justice in the Holy Land last week by voting according to their consciences, and not according to their fears.
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from Churches for Middle East Peace and the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness
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by Rifat Odeh Kassis
Kairos Palestine
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by Dylan Rooke
PPF Intern at the 220th General Assembly
Never did I think I would be learning "Roberts Rules" on Presbyterian Church polity and process, and on top of that, actually engage in it with enthusiasm.
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As the 220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) comes to a close, we offer a quick roundup of articles from GA that report on some of the issues PPF was watching and advocating on most closely.
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“No one should have their money in this. Especially not a church.”
An interview by (Rev.) Patrick David Heery of Elisha Baskin, an Israeli young woman and member of Jewish Voice for Peace, on the topic of divestment in the occupation of Palestine.
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to vote on divestment measure at General Assembly?
By The Rev. Gradye Parsons
from the Washington Post
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