WBUR’s “On Point” Misses the Mark
Tom Ashbrook, host of WBUR's "On Point," allowed two guests to dramatically mislead listeners on a recent program about the plight of Christians in the Middle East.
Dexter Van Zile
Tom Ashbrook, host of WBUR's "On Point," allowed two guests to dramatically mislead listeners on a recent program about the plight of Christians in the Middle East. PC(USA) Promotes “Propaganda” Film
The Presbyterian Church (USA)'s General Assembly rescinded its previous decision to target Israel for "phased, selective divestment" in 2006, but its leaders are still offering a distorted narrative about the Arab-Israeli conflict. German Bishops Cross the Line
When German Bishop Gregor Maria Franz Hanke compared Israel's security measures to the Nazi campaign to liquidate Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, he used rhetoric typically employed by anti-Zionists seeking to delegitimize Israel. Church Leaders Mainstream Ahmadinejad
A group of American Christian leaders who met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad downplayed Iran's nuclear ambitions and failed to condemn the president's Holocaust denial. Israelis Not Invited
The recent issue of ELCA’s denominational magazine reports that organizers of a Lutheran-sponsored conference explicitly chose to not invite Israelis to an event where a Hamas-supported politician – Bethlehem Mayor Victor Batarseh – condemned Israel’s security barrier. CAMERA Asks Christian Century to Correct Wall’s Errors
CAMERA asked the Christian Century to correct the errors of its longtime columnist. The magazine's editor and publisher, Rev. John M. Buchanan, refused. The Bethlehem Formula — Using the Christmas Story to Defame Israel
During the 2006 holiday season, Israel's Christian critics used Bethlehem, the scene of Jesus's birth, as a centerpiece for a distorted narrative that portrays Israel as an aggressor nation and the Palestinians as blameless victims. Rev. Wall Fails to Disclose Connection to Carter Campaigns
In a piece defending Jimmy Carter’s book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Rev. James Wall, senior contributing editor of Christian Century, fails to disclose that he ran the former president’s political campaigns in Illinois during the 1976 and 1980 elections. CAMERA Petitions Presiding Bishop for Web Corrections
The Episcopal Church's Executive Committee approved a resolution urging Hamas to acknowledge Israel's right to exist and to abide by previous agreements, but distortions remain on the church Web Site. Rev. Wall Soft-Pedals Hamas Extremism
James M. Wall, star columnist for Christian Century, the house organ for mainline Protestantism in the U.S., downplays Hamas rejectionism when he insists Israel and the United States should accept Hamas's hudna at face value.