Category: News and thoughts

Unforgettable.

March 24th, 2006
Another of life’s mysteries. Why do Christians in the Holy Land keep describing themselves as a ‘forgotten’ people? So many articles appear, in both the religious and secular media, telling us about their forgotten state, that we have no opportunity to… more »

What? No divestment threats?

March 23rd, 2006
One of life’s mysteries: why are certain Western Church leaders so quick to speak up for the (mostly Muslim) Palestinians and yet silent when their own Christian brothers and sisters are persecuted? They produce a lot of hot air and noise about Israel’s… more »

Meet the FOSUKers

March 22nd, 2006
Just another glance at the Friends of Sabeel UK (or FOSUK), whose tedious minutes featured here recently. Let’s hold the magnifying glass over another of the little creatures we found in this sample from the stagnant pond of Sabeel. We've met Bishop… more »

Fact-finding or fiction-finding pilgrimages?

March 21st, 2006
Beware any Christian pilgrimage which includes a ‘fact-finding mission’! ‘Fact-finding missions’ and propaganda campaigns feature in no Christian pilgrimages anywhere except the Holy Land. Lourdes, Guadalupe, Santiago de Compostela, Fatima, Walsingham… more »

What have the Society of St Pius X and Osama Bin Laden got in common?

March 20th, 2006
Yesterday I asked what people like Robert Fisk had in common with the Society of St Pius X. Now you can find out what Osama Bin Laden has in common with the SSPX. Excommunicated ‘Catholic’ Bishop Richard Williamson, who believes in the Protocols of t… more »