Christian Attitudes

You know the story, of course. The Palestinians wandering in the desert for forty years, led by Yasser Arafat, in search of someone else’s promised land. At least that’s how Anglican Bishop Riah of Jerusalem sees it. For the past forty years we have… more »

Roll up! Roll up! See the amazing acrobatic Anglican bishop! Watch his agile attempts to escape the pointed questions aimed at him by Stephen Sackur in "Hard Talk"! See Bishop Riah weave and twist about! Watch him perform somersaults and swing from a… more »

Here’s a worrying development. Tony Blair rang the director of Christian Aid about the Lebanon crisis. Yes, that’s right. Christian Aid didn’t ring him – he rang this notoriously anti-Israel organisation. Dr Mukarji stressed the initiative came dir… more »

Here is a powerful speech made by Ehud Olmert on 31 July. Don't expect to see it quoted by media sources whose hypocrisy is revealed by his words, as they prefer to show performances in the circus run by Hezbollah. Indeed, his speech makes transpare… more »

Against the Grain provides a comprehensive round-up of items about Catholic responses to events in Lebanon and Israel. On the subject of the Pope’s calls for an immediate ceasefire, John L Allen Jr mentions that - In the run-up to the Iraq war in… more »

Here are a couple of disturbing items about Christians who are encouraged by their religious leaders to support a terrorist of genocidal intentions. First, we are told that Syria's Christians rally behind Hizbollah, and meet Mona Muzaber, who light… more »

Like a glove puppet operated by a large Hezbollah hand, the leader of the World Council of Churches pops his head up for the usual performance. Like Punch in Punch and Judy, he brandishes a big stick at Israel and the words of the old, predictable WCC s… more »

Surprise! The BBC, purveyor of hostile propaganda against Israel, allows an authentic voice to be heard. Instead of Hezbollah's point of view, listen to Dr Irene Lancaster's "Thought for the Day" about her forthcoming move to Haifa: From missiles to ma… more »

‘Massacre’ at Qana? The Red Cross have found 28 bodies, not 57, and there are suspicions that Hezbollah may have organised the deaths for propaganda, according to a Christian Lebanese website. Here is a real massacre of children which only merited… more »

I’m delighted to have an excuse to link to Dry Bones. He tells us more about the story of the book of psalms found in an Irish bog. I mentioned that it was open on psalm 83, which seems appropriate to the present situation – but I didn’t realise how app… more »

Mel Gibson has finally admitted that what he said was anti-Semitic and apologised for it. Although he says that “There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark” he still does… more »

Send a hug to the IDF! Also some chocolates. Like many little acts of kindness, it costs nothing. Just click here. A sweet antidote to the hatred. more »