제 221차 미국 장로교 중동 문제 위원회는 45-20의 표차로 우리 교단이 Caterpillar, Inc.와 Hewlett-Packard와 Motorola Solutions—이스라엘-팔레스타인에서 “비평화적인 일” 에 종사하고 있다고 알려진 회사들—으로부터의 투자 철수를 추천하기로 결의했다.
하루 반나절 동안 이해관계자들의 증언과, 위원회 회원들 사이의 토론, 그리고 여러 회의 절차들을 거친 후에 투표가 이루어졌다.
For a second time, the Confession of Belhar is being sent to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to determine if it should be added to denomination’s Book of Confessions.
After three hours of discussing, debating and dissecting, the Committee on Theological Issues and Institutions and CE on Tuesday recommended the 221st General Assembly (2014) approve inclusion of the Belhar Confession.
As their final piece of business, the Congregational Vitality Committee of the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) sent its commissioners two-by-two into the streets of Detroit on Tuesday morning.
“Go with a listening posture,” said Shannon Kiser, a 1001 Catalyst for the Presbyterian Mission Agency. “Pray to see whom God desires for you to see.”
Con una votación de 45-20, el comité de Asuntos del Medio Oriente de la 221a Asamblea General recomienda que la denominación desinvierta en Caterpillar, Inc.; Hewlett-Packard y Motorola Solutions; empresas que algunos dicen se dedican a actividades no pacíficas en Israel/Palestina.
La votación se dio después de un día y medio de testimonios de las partes interesadas, el debate entre los miembros del comité, y giros y vueltas parlamentarias.
With a vote of 45-20, the Middle East Issues Committee of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is recommending that the denomination divest from Caterpillar, Inc.; Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions — companies some say are engaged in “non-peaceful pursuits” in Israel-Palestine.
The vote came after a day and a half of testimonies from interested parties, debate among committee members and parliamentary twists and turns.
After several hours of public hearings and debate, the 221st General Assembly (2014)’s Committee on Peacemaking and International Issues voted to ask the Assembly to call on the United States government to lift all travel restrictions and remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Ever since Cuba’s revolution and Fidel Castro’s rise to power in 1959, a general blockade has cut off ties between Cuba and the United States. With contact shut off, Cuba became, in the minds of many U.S. citizens, a homogenous enemy to the south. Three overtures before the Assembly are now seeking to transform that impression.
By the narrowest of margins, the 221st General Assembly’s Immigration and Environmental Issues Committee has recommended the Assembly refer an overture urging divestment from fossil fuel companies to its Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee.
In a show of hands vote Tuesday, a motion to refer the matter passed by a margin of 30 to 29. Most commissioners speaking against referral cited urgent environmental threats and the need for the Assembly to take action quickly.
The General Assembly Procedures Committee of the 221st General Assembly (2014) voted 53-2 to disapprove an overture to rename Young Adult Advisory Commissioners as Young Adult Commissioners and to give them vote and voice.
The committee did, however, add a comment supporting the inclusion of younger adults in the life of the church. The overture originated in the Synod of the Covenant.
Self-proclaimed "GA junkies" don't have to actually travel to a General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) anymore.
Social media sites Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are abuzz with videos, pictures and short anecdotes involving all that is going on at the 221st General Assembly (2014). Accounts from the National Church, synods, presbyteries and those “GA junkies” are posting play-by-play of what is occurring in committee, plenary and around Detroit as the denomination holds its biennial meeting in the Motor City.
Pastors in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) would be granted discretion to perform same-gender marriages in civil jurisdictions where they are legal if a recommendation from a committee at the 221st General Assembly (2014) is adopted by the full Assembly later this week.
The Assembly Committee on Civil Union and Marriage Issues voted Tuesday 51-18 to recommend an authoritative interpretation of the denomination's constitution that removes the proscription that pastors could not perform same-gender marriages.