MRTI recommends denouncement of Caterpillar, Inc. for corporate irresponsibility in Israel/Palestine
Committee encouraged by dialogue with many other corporations
by Bethany Furkin
Presbyterian News Service
and Mindy Marchal
Associate for Mission Communications
CINCINNATI — At its Nov. 6 meeting here, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) committee issued a recommendation that the denomination’s General Assembly denounce Caterpillar, Inc. for its products’ involvement in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
The Assembly — the denomination’s highest governing body — meets July 3-10, 2010, in Minneapolis.
CINCINNATI — Isaac Monah knows how valuable education is and how difficult access to it can be in many parts of the world. That’s why he’s trying to build a school near his home village in Liberia. [Full story]
LOUISVILLE — A top-ranking retired Presbyterian military chaplain wrote today to the head of the Presbyterian Council on Chaplains and Military Personnel (PCCMP) in the wake of the horrific mass killings at Fort Hood, Texas, yesterday rejecting “the natural and immediate response of retribution.” [Full story]
[WCC] Walls fall down
20 years after the ‘unexpected’ fall of the Berlin Wall
[WCC] The Berlin Wall fell in many places
‘Political, social shock waves’ were universal after Nov. 9, 1989 collapse
Presbyterian News Service announces ‘Project Overture’
Series of articles will track an overture from rough draft to floor of GA219
History as it happens
2010 Mission Yearbook now available
November 5 | GAMC | General Assembly Mission Council launches new residency program for first call pastors
November 3 | GAMC | Piece work equals peace work
November 3 | GAMC | Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association seeks nominations to recognize social justice ministries
November 2 | GAMC | Changes to Open Book Bible Exegesis examination are announced
New exam structure goes into effect August 2010
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