Christian Attitudes

It’s like a scene from Jurassic Park. A prehistoric creature thought to be merely a fossil suddenly rears its head above the foliage and roars. Fr Peter Gumpel ‘raps’ the Israeli Ambassador to the Vatican and ‘chastises’ him for merely “suggestin… more »

Palestinian Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan is shocked to see Palestinian children begging. Eyes turned heavenwards and lost in prayer for the whole of his life, it seems the saintly bishop has only just noticed this very common sight. For years, an… more »

What does the BBC have to do with Christian attitudes to Jews and Israel? More than you might suppose. How many ordinary Christians carefully listen to the public statements made by their Church leaders? Or even know what they say? Fewer than the C… more »

I wonder how anti-Israel Christian Arab leaders feel about Ahmadinejad’s threats to destroy Israel? Bishops Riah and Sabbah might like to see the end of the Jewish State - but they live there. If it is incinerated, they too will be fried to a nuclear… more »

I have a theory. It goes something like: Nice people like Jews and Israel. Nasty people don’t. Well, maybe not always nasty, although some of them are. Have you ever encountered one of those pleasant, charming, reasonable folks, who suddenly chan… more »

Would you like to see how a Sabeel follower responds to truth and logic after being exposed to toxic quantities of the opposite? Just try these questions suggested by Snapshots. They were originally designed to be used at a Sabeel 'peacemaking'… more »

Bet you thought this was going to be about Palestinians, didn’t you? Nothing much has changed during the weeks I have been unable to post. Independent Catholic News still can’t resist an opportunity to spit some venom in the direction of Israel… more »

Well, it’s good to throw off that constricting veil. You know, the one imposed by a bunch of oppressive Arab hackers (probably men) on a poor, defenceless Christian woman in an attempt to silence her - and many others. But are the cowardly hackers ‘m… more »

The long-discredited propaganda fantasy of the ‘massacre of Jenin’ is still being told by the US Episcopal Church. One place Rt. Rev. Jefferts Shori might want to look is her church's Web site, which is a veritable cornucopia of distortions, and in s… more »

Well, I see our resident Elder of Zion has been round with the weevil spray, and eliminated the pesky little creatures. No doubt Team Weevil will be trying to gnaw their way back in as I speak. Meanwhile, here is some good news (highly-strung weevil… more »