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  • Virginia Methodists Vote to Divest from Israel (and denounce U.S. torture, mercury in vaccines...)

    06/16/2005 10:36:29 AM PDT · by mbarker12474 · 28 replies · 843+ views
    Virginian-Pilot ^ | 16 June 2005 | Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Va) Steven G. Vegh
    http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=87873&ran=174189 Search for "methodist" if the link doesn't work. Here is the full text: Methodists may support Palestinians by divesting By STEVEN G. VEGH , The Virginian-Pilot © June 16, 2005 HAMPTON — Representatives for Virginia’s more than 340,000 United Methodists called Wednesday for their denomination to consider divesting stock in companies whose dealings with Israel facilitate the seizure of Palestinian land or the destruction of Palestinian homes. The resolution was approved during the annual meeting of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, which ended Wednesday at the Hampton Coliseum. The denomination has 1,211 congregations in Virginia. The...