Christian Peacemakers Ignore Unpleasant Topics
Two recent commentaries about the fighting in Gaza embody the tendency of Christian churches and NGOs to engage in escapist fantasy when confronted with unpleasant realities. Dexter Van Zile
Two recent commentaries about the fighting in Gaza embody the tendency of Christian churches and NGOs to engage in escapist fantasy when confronted with unpleasant realities. Second Update: Journalists Ignore Threat to Public Square
Anti-Israel activists are exhibiting naked hostility toward Jews at rallies throughout North America. Media coverage of this hostility has been scant, leaving citizens to rely on amateur videographers for information about this development. WCC’s Kobia Issues Fatwa: Israel Must Stand Down
Rev. Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has issued his fatwa: Israel must stand down in the face of incessant rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. WorldVision’s Deceptive Plea for Support
WorldVision, a Christian organization that promotes child welfare, uses a distorted narrative about the Arab-Israeli conflict to raise funds for its work in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza. Mennonite Central Committee Defends Dinner With Ahmadinejad
The Mennonite Central Committee has issued a deceptive and naive statement defending its sponsorship of a recent dinner with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Rev.’s Kinnamon and Thomas Get it Right on Ahmadinejad
Michael Kinnamon, general secretary of the National Council of Churches and John Thomas, president and general minister of the United Church of Christ, acknowledge that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an inappropriate partner for interfaith dialogue.
SECOND UPDATE: The World Council of Churches Holds Promised Land up to Scrutiny
Updated, September 5. The World Council of Churches will scrutinize Biblical teachings regarding the "Promised Land" at a conference later this month.Walking With Angels at the National Catholic Reporter
The National Catholic Reporter’s recent lionization of Robert Fisk underscores the publication’s persistent anti-Israel bias.
Presbyterian Officials Prepare for General Assembly With Bait and Switch Tactics
A few weeks after the PC(USA) issued a statement acknowledging anti-Jewish bias in its witness about the Arab-Israeli conflict, it withdrew the document and issued a watered-down version. When Jewish leaders complained, the denomination's press officer responded with an ugly ad-hominem. CAMERA Op-Ed in Jewish Exponent: “Christian ‘Peace’ Group’s Medieval-Style Hatred”
CAMERA's Op-Ed, published on April 24 in the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, notes that some speakers at conferences hosted by the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center talk about the modern State of Israel the way Christians talked about Jews in Medieval Europe.