Presbyterians Narrowly Defeat Divestiture

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http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/244232

By a vote of 333-331 with two abstentions, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted, Thursday, to defeat a resolution to remove Caterpillar, Hewlitt-Packard and Motorola from its investment portfolio, according to the Associated Press. A committee had cited Caterpillar for supplying bulldozers for the demolition of Arab homes, Motorola for providing cell phone technology to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and Hewlett-Packard for managing information technology for the Israeli Navy.

Supporters of divestiture said they will try again, next year. The assembly did pass a resolution promoting investment for peace.

It is too time consuming a project for me, but if someone has time on his hands, a good idea would to make a list of companies that deal with the Presbyterian Church, to divest from, if the Presbyterian Church, tries again next year to divest from Israel.

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Or maybe, we should think of ways of punishing that Church for even bringing the issue of Divestment to vote?

[Rubystars]

I hate those liberal churches. If they care so much about human rights why don't they care about the rights of the Jewish settlers and their children?

[Zelhar]

I hate those liberal churches. If they care so much about human rights why don't they care about the rights of the Jewish settlers and their children?

I don't think they care that much for other Christians even. Lots of Christians are severely persecuted in the Islamic world.

I think this congregation is mainly composed of the blame America, Israel, and the white male crowd.

[Khan Krum]

I know many Presbyterians who are very religious and pious people and conservatives who support Israel and Jews! I don't blame all of them for this bullsh*t, just their leaders!

[Ulli]

I don't think they care that much for other Christians even. Lots of Christians are severely persecuted in the Islamic world.

I think this congregation is mainly composed of the blame America, Israel, and the white male crowd.

This is true. Once it was a good confession, but now it is transformed into a bolschewik political movement.

[Zelhar]

I read somewhere that they voted to boycott specific Israeli companies like Ahava and Soda Stream, because they operate in Judea and Samaria.

[Khan Krum]

I know a Presbyterian woman here in Manhattan for example. She is very pious, a good Christian, conservative and very friendly and warm person. She is disgust by fakestinians and supports Israel morally. She is very involve in church, maybe a little mor than she needs to be but just out of her own will. She is a great-grandmother who does everything for family and community including charity and also some for Israel. She hates no one just "hate the sin not sinner" thing. For me she is a symbol of a good religious person- she is faithful, hardworking, and forgiving. But I think her church leaders take advantage of people like her. They know good Christians who are hardworking and volunteer at church on their own time and exploit them, which makes me sickened. Corrupt leftist elite victimizing churchgoers like this is one of the worst things the leftists do in America.