Former Arkansas Governor Huckabee goes to Israel once or twice a year–and has for forty years. Therefore, he knows a great deal about the people and politics of Israel and her neighbors. This week, Gov. Huckabee traveled to Israel in order to address the Knesset, meet with government officials and discuss issues with the media…
A research institute based in Jerusalem has issued a report that reveals antisemitism on the Facebook page of an activist group that played a prominent role in advocating for boycott and divestments efforts from companies doing business in Israel by the Presbyterian Church (USA). The NGO Monitor issued a 69-page report entitled “The Role of…
Reactions have been mixed in the days following decisions regarding same-sex marriage and divestment from major U.S. corporations doing business in Israel made by the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Detroit. In a vote on June 19, the assembly passed an Authoritative Interpretation (AI) to allow pastors discretion to conduct same-sex…
By SNAPSHOTS It is hard not to feel sorry for Heath Rada, the newly elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He just got himself elected to one of the most important posts in a very troubled institution and now he has to defend its actions. Right after the General Assembly of his denomination met…
By JNS.org Speaking to a Jerusalem gathering of nearly 300 international Jewish journalists on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) for its vote to divest from Israel. “When the Middle East is fragmented in this horrible war, this savage, savage war between militant Shiites and militant Sunnis… the only place…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2014 SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER: PRESBYTERIAN VOTE TO ‘RECONSIDER’ TWO-STATE SOLUTION ALIGNS CHURCH WITH THOSE SEEKING END OF ISRAEL PCUSA Divestment Resolution Bolsters Anti-Peace Extremists The Simon Wiesenthal Center denounced today’s votes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) (PCUSA)…
AS PASTORS AND LEADERS, we are deeply disturbed by the escalating conflict within the PC(USA) over the Church’s policies toward Israel/Palestine. Conflict over these issues, of course, is nothing new; what is new is the focus and tone of that conflict. For decades, the PC(USA) has argued passionately over how best to express our opposition…
By Ryan Hill The majority of American Protestants, especially evangelicals, stand behind Israel in its conflict with Palestine. This weekend, one denomination may break that trend, antagonizing supporters of the tiny, Jewish state. The Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA) will open its 221st General Assembly in Detroit on Saturday. One church committee has proposed divestment from…
By Jeane Bishop I am a lifelong Presbyterian. My father and grandfather were Presbyterian elders; so am I, at a big Presbyterian church in downtown Chicago. I am also the co-author of divestment laws in two U.S. states. I believe in divestment, where appropriate. Threatening to pull our money out of corporations doing business in…
By Jaweed Kaleem When thousands of leaders of the nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination meet this week for the church’s biennial General Assembly, they’ll pore through detailed proposals on dozens of topics, from gun violence to same-sex marriage to organic farming. But members expect one controversial issue to dominate the discussion: The 1.76 million-member Presbyterian Church…