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Mosby

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Tue Jul 16, 2024, 07:44 PM Jul 16

Presbyterian Church rejects Christian Zionism, divests from Israel Bonds

The Presbyterian Church (USA) voted on Monday at its biennial meeting, which is ongoing in Salt Lake City, Utah, to divest from Israel bonds and to denounce Christian Zionism, Religion News Service reported.

The denomination, which had 8,704 churches and 1.14 million members as of May 2023, voted to “reject Christian Zionism in all its forms” and to issue a report about the “dangers of Christian Zionism” and how “mainline Christians and those of other faiths are complicit, though unaware of connections with Christian Zionism.”

“Presbyterian Church (USA) has long singled out Israel for animus, fixation, double standards and demonization. Now PCUSA has voted to divest from Israel bonds and to slam ‘Christian Zionism,’” B’nai B’rith International stated.

"The denomination tragically fails to speak for all its members, for fairness and for truth,” B’nai B’rith added.

https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/presbyterian-church-rejects-christian-zionism-divests-from-israel-bonds/

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Presbyterian Church rejects Christian Zionism, divests from Israel Bonds (Original Post) Mosby Jul 16 OP
HA! Trump was raised in the Presbyterian Church. no_hypocrisy Jul 16 #1
I'm a Presbyterian too, I believe in what they are doing RainCaster Jul 16 #2

RainCaster

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2. I'm a Presbyterian too, I believe in what they are doing
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 08:17 PM
Jul 16

On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism, an ideological vision that it says links the State of Israel with biblical views of the “promised land,” and therefore justifies taking land away from Palestinians.

The divestment resolution calls on the Presbyterian Foundation and Board of Pensions to divest from governmental debt held by countries that are currently maintaining a prolonged military occupation and have been subject to United Nations resolutions related to their occupation. Those also include Turkey and Morocco as well as Israel.
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The other overture calls on the denomination to begin a dialogue with General Electric and Palantir Technologies to encourage them to end policies that it says harm Palestinians. Specifically, it contends General Electric sells fighter jet engines used by Israel’s air force. Palantir Technologies provides Israel with artificial intelligence technology that allows Israel to surveil Palestinians. The overture directs a church group to report back to the 2026 General Assembly on whether it would recommend divestment from those companies if they are not moving toward ending their military-related production.

“There is a growing consensus in the church that we shouldn’t be profiting from Israel’s human rights abuses and, frankly, genocide against Palestinians,” said Ross, a layperson from Pittsburgh.

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