FossilFreeUMC
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Let’s Shake the Coal Dust Off our Feet
It’s Past Time for United Methodists to Divest from Fossil Fuels Jesus said: “If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” Mark 6:11 It’s past time for the United Methodist Church to shake
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Engagement & Divestment, Four Key Points
A stable pension and a stable climate go hand in hand. Most people agree that in the face of the harms of climate change, some form of engagement is necessary to deal with the compounding environmental and climate pollution impacts of oil and gas companies. The question is, what type of engagement is measurably working
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10 Reasons for Wespath to support fossil fuel divestment
As of December 2023, 1,600 institutions and organizations have chosen divestment. Estimated divested funds total $41 trillion dollars, with faith-based organizations representing a full 35.7% of that total. Where your treasure is, there your hearts will be also. Matthew 6:21 Below find ten reasons to divest–centering the efforts and concerns of Wespath. As United Methodists,
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Investment Myths: Biofuels
by Rev. Kimberly Hornung-Marcy Biofuels are increasingly heralded as a cleaner alternative to oil and gas. Yet emissions and environmental research tells us that biofuels are a false solution. Biofuels and biofuel investment continues to harm the earth, cause emissions, and harm the local as well as the global environment. Scroll for information, links, and
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Ten Reasons Why The United Methodist Church Should Divest from Fossil Fuels
These talking points explain why it is so important to support the petition to General Conference in 2024 calling for “fossil fuels” to be added to United Methodist Church’s list of ethical investment screens in Paragraph 717 of the United Methodist Book of Discipline.
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Fossil Free Advent
Shepherd of Israel, listen! You, who lead us to green, lush pastures, Show us again who we are, As children of Susanna, John and Charles Wesley, Believers! Seekers of salvation! Restore us, God! Make your face shine so that we can be saved! This is my Advent prayer, drawn from Psalm 80. There is much
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Why Invest in Fossil Free UMC?
“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21). These words of Jesus admonish us to value our spiritual treasures over our worldly treasures, while reminding us that how we use our worldly treasures reveals what we value. Jesus’ words invite us to let our hearts inform us as we make practical
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Why Working with Fossil Fuel Companies Will Not Work
There is a very simple reason why working with fossil fuel companies for climate justice will not work, and it is this… wait for it… they are fossil fuel companies. They exist to make money from selling fossil fuels. Their profits are dependent on our continuing to use a multi-trillion dollar fossil fuel infrastructure that
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