Free trade Agreements and the Christian Faith

by Milton Mejia, Presbyterian Professor of Theology and Coordinator of the Church and Society Observatory of Reformed University in Colombia

Various political analysts in Colombia and in the United States are stating that the control of the House of Representatives by the Republicans after January, 2011, will enable the approval of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia very soon.

         This analysis appears to be confirmed with the visit in January, 2011, of John McCain, the ex-Presidential candidate and current Republican Senator, and Democrat Sander Levin who is part of the Committee in the House of Representatives which is responsible for foreign trade and economic growth - where the FTA with Colombia is lodged.  During their time in Colombia, both political leaders expressed their commitment to promote the trade agreement signed at the end of 2006 between the governments of Colombia and the United States. That agreement was approved by the Colombian Congress, but not by its counterpart in Washington, due to concerns raised by the Democrats about human rights in the Andean country.

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