-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 14:36:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Franklin Wayne Poley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Ray Hanania <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LIFE-GAZETTE] Re: Sharon Destroying Christians' Homes, Seizing Land
I have dealt with the astonishing "Israel-first" position of Falwell, Robertson et al for a long time. I may not agree with the position of the Jewish Nation but it is at least rational from the perspective of their belief system. The position of Falwell, Robertson et al is not, given the authoritative position of the the Gospels to such people. Jesus Christ was very clear that He came only to find the lost sheep of Israel. "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Mt. 15:24). Because of the Great Commission to take the Gospel message throughout the world, this must have meant spiritual Israel. Thus the early Christian converts regarded themselves as Israelites. If people like Paul were Israelites, weren't their children and grandchildren and so on who kept the faith still Israelites? The Christian Palestinian lineage goes back 2,000 years. >From a Gospel perspective the modern Palestinians must be "lost Israel, found". Why then do Falwell, Robertson et al rejoice when the Israelite-Christians of Palestine have their lands stolen from them by invaders; when they are killed and displaced into refugee camps and poverty and misery by the thousands? It is the most astonishing, shocking affront to the teachings of Jesus Christ that I can imagine, to fund and encourage the genocide of the flocks of Jesus Christ in the name of Jesus Christ. But that is exactly what Falwell, Robertson et al are doing. FWP >>>>>>>>> Project-X. Begun in the late 1980's by FWP's Life-Gazette. "Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God....". WHOSE God? WHAT principles? What practices? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Palestinian-American author and new CERJ correspondent Ray Hanania > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes weekly for the Chicago Daily Herald. Here is > his latest column. -- John Wilmerding > > http://www.dailyherald.com/oped/col_hanania.asp > > Sharon Destroying Christians' Homes, Seizing Their Land > by Ray Hanania > October 18, 2002 > Daily Herald, Chicago, IL -- > > With two months left until Christmas, American Christians are thinking > about gifts and displaying Bethlehem Nativity scenes. But they seem > oblivious to the brutal reality of Bethlehem and the tragedy facing > Christians of Palestine. > > In the atmosphere of violence prompted by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel > Sharon, Israel is killing and arresting Christian Palestinian leaders, > destroying Christian homes with American-made military equipment, and > confiscating Christian-owned land in the "Christian Triangle" -- the cities > of Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and Beit Jala. > > Most Americans are under the misconception that all Arabs are Muslims, and > many agree with Christian evangelists who brazenly declare Islam a religion > of "terror". Under this veil of misinformation, however, are Christian > Palestinians who continue to suffer alongside Muslims. > > Recently, Sharon ordered the demolition of 100 homes in Beit Sahour owned > by Christian Palestinians who have lived there for hundreds of years. The > homes are in Shepherd's Field, adjacent to the illegal Israeli settlement > at Jabal Abu Gnaim (Har Homa), a mountain separating Christian areas from > Jerusalem. > > Israel gunned down a Bethlehem Palestinian last week who was bringing his > mother to a nearby hospital. They killed the wrong Palestinian, as they > often do. Regardless, some believe the killing's purpose was to provoke > the residents of the Christian Triangle to protest, giving Israel the > pretext to take more Christian land for security. > > The end result is that while American Christians are celebrating the birth > of Christianity in Bethlehem with ancient images of the Nativity scene, the > people of the modern-day Bethlehem area will shiver in its streets. More > than 600 Christian Palestinians will be homeless. > > Why are American Christians so silent? Mostly because they believe > Israel's propaganda and extremists like Jerry Falwell and Oral Roberts who > support Israel in order to see Armageddon, the ultimate war. > > Falwell, who seems to hate Muslims, believes most Jewish people will die in > Armageddon unless they accept Jesus as Messiah. The Israelis seem willing > to accept Falwell's support up to that illogical point. I am not going to > debate the fine points of Armageddon. I am Christian, after all. But to > allow that kind of Christian ideology to drive the abandonment of other > Christians runs contrary to Christian belief. > > The issue isn't about politics. It's about justice. > > There are moderates and fanatics in Israel, just as there are moderates and > fanatics in the Arab and Islamic worlds, and in the Christian world, too. > > The key is for moderates -- especially Christians -- to put a stop to > injustice. Israeli fanatics are driving the current Israeli government, > which is steam-rolling the Christian presence into oblivion. > > Christians are known for turning the other cheek, but when they turn the > cheek of morality and justice, they are violating all they hold sacred. > > Destruction of Christian-owned land is documented on the Web. > > For Beit Sahour: > > http://www.BeitSahourMunicipality.com > > For Bethlehem: > > http://www.Bethlehem-city.org > > For Beit Jala: > > http://www.Beit-Jala.org > > I have seen this firsthand, visiting Palestine many times during the peace > process and during the last two intifadas. > > Most Christian Palestinians are amazed at how uncaring American Christians > seem to their plight. I think we need to show them that this Christmas, we > will stand up, not against Israel, but against fanaticism on all sides. > > It isn't just the Christian thing to do. It's the right thing to do. > > ================================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------- > John Wilmerding, Convener and List Manager > Coalition for Equity-Restorative Justice (CERJ) > 1 Chestnut Hill, Brattleboro, VT, ZIP: 05301-6073 > Phone: 1-802-254-2826 | 1-802-380-0664 (cellular) > CERJ was founded in New York in May, 1997. > ------------------------------------------- > "Work together to reinvent justice using methods > that are fair; that conserve, restore, and even > create harmony, equity and good will in society." > ------------------------------------------- > To join (or leave) the CERJ email list, kindly send > me an email message at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll need your first & last name, > your email address, and your state, province or > country of residence. Thank you! -- John W. > ================================== > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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