The goals are similar and the arguments are compelling, but the means are divergent. There are those who claim that divesting pulls us away from the tables with fossil fuel companies and leaves us with no way to change their ways. On the other side, there are those who advocate that the fossil fuel companies … Continue reading “To Divest or Not to Divest: Is this a Financial or a Ministry Question?”
Category: Climate change
Prayer of Thanksgiving
I haven’t posted anything the past couple of weeks, since the election. I have been listening to people’s reactions and trying to process what happened and what it might mean for our nation and world. Each year our local Tempe Interfaith Fellowship hosts an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. It is an amazing service, and a highlight … Continue reading “Prayer of Thanksgiving”
Divest to Re-invest at #GA222
Yesterday a letter was presented at a press conference in support of an overture from the Presbytery of San Francisco calling the entities of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to divest from fossil fuel companies. The letter was written by Rick Ufford-Chase, moderator of the 216th General Assembly (2004) and signed by nine former moderators, including … Continue reading “Divest to Re-invest at #GA222”