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Follow the Mission, Not the Money Managers
Follow the Money, Not the Money Managers by Mark Davies The transformation of the world does not mean the destruction of the world or the destruction of a livable cimate for all life on earth. The United Methodist Church should not be investing and profiting from the fossil fuel companies that have created and are
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The Road to Environmental Redemption and Reconciliation
By the Reverend Christian DeMent, Pastor of La Mesa First United Methodist Church, on His Participation in California-Pacific Annual Conference’s Vote to Divest from Fossil Fuels I finally have some time to offer a reflection on my participation in the Fossil Free Legislation that passed at the Cal-Pac Annual Conference this year (2025). First, I’d
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A Model Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution for Annual Conferences
This post is a Model Resolution on Fossil Fuel Divestment from Fossil Free UMC and the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, with a substitute resolution to present as an amendment or substitute if Resolution 1 is strongly opposed and likely to fail. Resolution 1: Divesting From Fossil Fuels as an Annual Conference. In addition,
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Net Zero Needs Fossil Fuel Divestment
By Jaydee Hanson The United Methodist Church cannot meet its net zero goals unless it diversifies from investments in fossil fuels. The net zero goals are targets that all of the agencies of the church and our bishops agreed to meet by 2050. This means that all of our activities as the church at a
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Response to Wespath by Fossil Free UMC (Part 2) Become Like a Child
“He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this
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A Response to Wespath from Fossil Free UMC (Part 1)
Photo by Hoda Baraka/350.org, used with permission To: Wespath’s staff, Board of Directors, staff, pensioners, and other investors: In the debate about divestment from fossil fuels, the United Methodist Church is going through some serious soul-searching, and it is not easy. There is no reason to doubt that our fellow United Methodist pensioners, other investors,
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