Monthly Archives: June 2015

UCC Says No to Occupation, Votes 80% to Divest

Posted on June 30, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The United Church of Christ (UCC) General Synod has voted overwhelmingly in favor of resolutions that require UCC church funds to be divested from companies with business in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. The UCC General Synod vote was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Episcopal Church, Middle East, Netanyahu, Presbyterian Church USA | 9 Comments

Emanuel Church Confronts Racial Violence

Posted on June 27, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall When Barack Obama began his first term as the 44th president of the United States, he delivered a stirring inaugural address that called on  this nation to join with him in addressing the problems facing the nation. … Continue reading →

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“What Happens to a Dream Deferred?”

Posted on June 16, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall What happens to a dream deferred?  The question comes from Langston Hughes’ poem, Harlem, which inspired Lorraine Hansberry to write her drama, A Raisin in the Sun, the first play written by an African American woman to be produced … Continue reading →

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Adelson’s Anti-BDS Event Links Money To Action

Posted on June 9, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Stanford University professor David Palumbo-Liu alerted his Salon readers to a “secret” meeting held last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada:  If you did not know that this weekend some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Hillary Clinton, Israel, Media, Middle East, Palestinians | 8 Comments