Posts Tagged: United Church of Christ
Time to Put the United Church of Christ on Trial for Antisemitism
Earlier this month, the United Church of Christ (UCC)’s General Synod passed a “peacemaking” resolution that declared Israel guilty of sins against the Palestinian people....
United Church of Christ Accuses Israel of Using ‘Imperialistic Theology’ Against Palestinians
JNS.org - The leadership of the United Church of Christ adopted a resolution at its General Synod slamming Israel by accusing it of using “imperialistic...
The United Church of Christ Is Not a ‘Just Peace’ Church
JNS.org - On paper, the United Church of Christ (UCC) should be well-equipped to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The UCC, a liberal...
BDS Charade: United Church of Christ’s ‘Divestment’ From Israel
It was a charade -- nearly every last word of it. A few years ago, the United Church of Christ (UCC), a mainline Protestant denomination in...
United Church of Christ Condemns Israel for Alleged Mistreatment of Palestinian Children
JNS.org - The United Church of Christ (UCC) -- one of the largest mainline Protestant churches in America, with 915,000 members -- overwhelmingly approved a resolution...
It’s Getting Ugly: Anti-Israel Hate at the United Church of Christ
The passage of a BDS resolution at the United Church of Christ (UCC)’s 2015 General Synod highlighted the presence of anti-Israel hate within the denomination....
Reform Judaism Umbrella in US Poised to Back Transgender Rights
JNS.org - The umbrella body of Reform Judaism in the US is set to pass a resolution to recognize the rights of transgender individuals. The Union for...
Will United Church of Christ’s Israel Divestment Pack a Punch?
JNS.org - The United Church of Christ (UCC) this week became the latest mainline Protestant denomination to approve a resolution calling for divestment from companies that...
As Church Votes in Support of BDS, New Leader Lacks Courage to Voice Opposition
Rev. John Dorhauer has a problem. He just got elected president and general minister of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a liberal Protestant denomination...
ADL Expresses ‘Deep Disappointment’ With UCC Decision to Divest From Companies Doing Business With Israel
The Anti-Defamation League "expressed deep disappointment" with the United Church of Christ's vote to divest from companies doing business with Israel in the disputed territories of the West Bank...
United Church of Christ Passes Resolution to Divest From Israel
JNS.org - The United Church of Christ (UCC) on Tuesday passed a resolution that calls for divestment from companies that do business with Israel at its...
Is the UCC Headed for Another Bout of Anti-Israelism?
The United Church of Christ, a liberal Protestant denomination with approximately 900,000 members (less than half of what it was in the mid-1960s and down...
Presbyterianism Unsettled
The bureaucrats in Louisville who run the day-to-day operations of the Presbyterian Church (USA) are looking more and more dishonest and stupid with each passing...
Profiting From Contempt
You would think that at the dawn of the 21st century, respectable religious institutions would refrain from demonizing Israel and the Jews who claim it...