This week, a historic resolution on Palestine will go to the floor of the General Synod of the United Church of Christ in the U.S.A. Monumental in its scope and unprecedented in its call to action, The
"Declaration for a Just Peace Between Palestine and Israel" is grounded in the theology and call to action emerging from Palestine over the past two decades. From the summary:
"It rejects a future imposed by military power, illegal occupation and dispossession, or unilateral annexation of land and the use of an imperialistic theology as justification. The Declaration pronounces Israel’s continued oppression of the Palestinian people a sin, incompatible with the Gospel. It further calls upon Local Churches, Conferences, and Associations to adopt this Declaration as their plumbline to guide their support for the aspirations of our partners in the region and their advocacy with the United States’ government for policies consistent with these principles."
If adopted, the resolution will go to local churches and UCC Regional Conferences to guide education, advocacy, and mission activities.
