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ELCA Bishops Express Concern for Israeli Orders' Effect on Palestinians

ELCA Bishops Express Concern for Israeli Orders' Effect on Palestinians

May 3, 2010

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Nine synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) expressed concern about new Israeli military
orders regarding the "prevention of infiltration" in the West Bank in an
April 30 letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4516

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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.

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