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  • Virginia Methodist Women on Palestinians, Hamas, the Wall

    02/17/2006 6:47:56 AM PST · by mbarker12474 · 4 replies · 290+ views
    Virginia Conference, United Methodist Church, UMW Women ^ | 7 Feb 2006 | Va UMW President, Betty Whitehurst
    The following message was sent to me, at my request, by Joan Wasserott of the Charlottesville District, a member of the recent Virginia Conference team (led by Rev. Wes Astin, Dean of Chapel and Religious Life, Ferrum College) that visited Israel and Palestine as part of a mission event sponsored by the General Board of Global Ministries. I wanted all of you to have a firsthand report on what they experienced, and I am grateful to Joan for sharing her personal impressions with us. Betty Whitehurst President, Virginia Conference United Methodist Women 1761 Princess Anne Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456...
  • PCUSA Head Takes Tomato Challenge to McDonalds

    11/25/2005 7:26:00 AM PST · by paudio · 42 replies · 1,221+ views
    christian post ^ | Nov. 24, 2005 | Elaine Spencer
    The head of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. has endorsed a call for McDonalds to improve working conditions and raise the pay of its tomato pickers. In a letter released on Wednesday, the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, stated clerk of the two-million-member denomination, challenged the fast food chain giant to “put an end to human rights violations” by bringing an “adequate solution to the grievous conditions and sub-poverty wages of farmworkers.” "Farmworkers are explicitly excluded from the National Labor Relations Act, which denies them the right to organize, the right to negotiate with their employers, and the right to appeal grievances to...