Tag Archives: divestment
Divesting from the Private Health Insurance Industry
Health Care Workers, Patients Lead Fight for Divestment from Private Health Insurance Industry: Presbyterian Church and TIAA-CREF Hear Their Call By Katie Robbins In the midst of a fierce debate on the national level around the Supreme Court’s decision … Continue reading
Gears, Forks, and Grease: Conspiring in the Spirit with Church Polity
Confessions of a Reconciling and Reluctant Christian By Dylan Rooke, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Intern Banner Photo by Bruce Reyes-Chow Never did I think I would be excited about parliamentary procedure, church polity, and Robert’s Rules of Order—boring, right? And … Continue reading
Boycotting and Divesting from Occupation
Confessions of an Occasional Presbyterian By Robert B. Ross, Pittsburgh, PA Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that Id be sitting in front of a computer screen on a hot summer night watching the live video … Continue reading
Was Justice Done?
Divestment & Boycott: A Question for Presbyterians, Methodists, Palestinians, and Christians the World Over Last week, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly voted overwhelmingly (457-180) to boycott products produced in the occupied Palestinian territories. However, that same Assembly voted … Continue reading