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The threat of a lawsuit has been officially dropped and our church can now move forward without this distraction. I am incredibly relieved that these baseless attacks against our community have finally come to an end. Thank you for staying by my side while I defended the integrity of our …

November 17, 2010

The Methodist Church is not racist!

The Methodist Church is not racist!

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 11 months ago

At its 2010 Conference, the Methodist Church of Great Britain received a report entitled 'Justice for Palestine and Israel' and passed a resolution which, among other things, invited the Methodist people to join a boycott of goods and services produced in Israel's illegal settlements. David Hallam, a Methodist Local Preacher and blogger, has

sought to argue that the Methodist Conference acted in a discriminatory and anti-semitic manner, illegally using the resources of the church. To this end he has threatened a lawsuit against the church.


We, the undersigned, believe that these allegations are unfounded and that the threatened lawsuit is totally unjustified.

(This is a re-launch of this petition. For technical reasons, all those who signed previously are shown here as anonymous. These signatures can be seen here (pdf).)


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Updates

Reached 250 supporters

October 20, 2010

October 17, 2010

We just hit our first hundred signatures and I am truly moved by how many of you stand with the Church. Seeing so many people defend our integrity against these baseless claims reminds me why I became a preacher in the first place.

Reached 100 supporters

October 16, 2010

October 13, 2010

We are approaching one hundred signatures and I need your help to reach that milestone before the end of the day. Please send this link to two people you trust to show that our church chooses truth over these baseless legal threats.

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Jenny Collins
15 years ago Featured

Completely agree. People are way too sensitive these days.

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Mark Holmes
15 years ago Featured

David Hallam has no idea what he is talking about. So tired of these baseless attacks against the church.

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Elena Todd
15 years ago Featured

The church has every right to support human rights. Dont let them be bullied by these threats!!!

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Sarah Mills
15 years ago Featured

This is just ridiculous. Standing up for justice isnt racist at all. Leave the church alone.

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Tom Patel
15 years ago Featured

Ridiculous waste of time and money. Focus on what really matters instead of lawsuits.

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Paul Rivera
15 years ago Featured

The church is doing exactly what it should be doing by speaking out. Keep it up.