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Vote totals for delegate decisions on resolutions

Mennonite Church USA reported the final resolution results in the KC2015 July newsletter.

Faithful Witness Amid Endless War Resolution
The resolution, and an amendment to it, passed with broad but not unanimous support, shown by standing votes on July 1.

Nominees for Churchwide Boards
The nominees were affirmed July 1 by 728 delegates; 49 did not affirm; two abstained.

Israel-Palestine Resolution
The July 1 vote to table the resolution until 2017 passed by 55 percent—418 in favor, 336 opposed, 28 abstaining.

Resolution proposed and approved on July 1, 2015
The resolution passed with broad but not unanimous support, as shown by a standing vote July 1.

Resolution on Forbearance in the Midst of Difference
The resolution passed July 2 by 71 percent—581 in favor, 228 opposed.

Resolution on the Status of the Membership Guidelines
The resolution passed July 2 by 60 percent—473 in favor, 310 opposed, 28 abstaining.

Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse
The resolution passed July 3 with nearly unanimous support; three opposed and four abstained.

Statement of Support for Palestinian and Israeli Partners in Peacemaking
The resolution passed unanimously July 4 by a standing vote; zero opposed and two abstained.

Resolution: Expressions of Lament and Hope
The resolution passed unanimously July 4 by a standing vote.

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