GCE Kairos Palestine Document (2010-11-13-105)

That the Executive of the General Council

  1. Receive "A Moment of Truth: A word of faith, hope and love from the heart of the Palestinian suffering"—the KAIROS Palestine document—as an authentic voice of Palestinian Christians and offer the document and responses to it to United Church Conferences, presbyteries, congregations, and community ministries to use in their ongoing consultation, dialogue, study, and prayer as adopted by the 40th General Council 2009 in part six (6) of its implementation of Measures Towards Peace in the Middle East.

  2. Direct the General Secretary, General Council, to make available the KAIROS Palestine document and such responses and further guidance that the General Secretary, General Council, deems helpful in keeping with part five (5) adopted by the 40th General Council 2009 in its implementation of Measures Towards Peace in the Middle East.

 

Record of Proceedings Page Ref. 2010-11-13-105

The Executive of The General Council, Minutes, November 13–15, 2010, p. 186

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