Israel/Palestine

shaayecanaan

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26. its nice to see that casual observers drop by sometimes...

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 05:15 AM

Mar 2012

Otherwise it would just be the same twelve people butting heads all the time. A pretty futile situation really, and almost suggestive of some kind of codependency type mental problem amongst the regulars here. But I digress.

The Presbyterian church in the us has generally been quite sympathetic to the Palestinians. They were one of the first institutions to call for a Palestinian state back in the 1980s. The anti-defamation league, bless their hearts, actually opened a file on the head of the general synod of the Presbyterian church after he expressed the sentiment that a Palestinian state might not be such a bad idea.

You might want to read this wiki article, and also possibly develop a thicker skin. Things are a little bit more rough and tumble here:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_(USA)_disinvestment_from_Israel_controversy

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Together let us bring on Armageddon longship Mar 2012 #1

Its not really about Christianity... shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #2

What a disgusting screed oberliner Mar 2012 #4

Same as it ever was... Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #8

Rubbish shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #11

"They actually believe that one day the heavens will open and Jesus will jump out of a cake" oberliner Mar 2012 #16

The point of that post was that Christians, by and large... shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #18

No Christians believe that Jesus is going to "jump out of a cake" oberliner Mar 2012 #22

Well, it's not so bad COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #6

My point exactly longship Mar 2012 #7

The bad news, you'd have to become Jehovah's Witnesses. Ken Burch Mar 2012 #14

Dammit. I KNEW there'd be a catch... COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #27

If it makes you feel better, after you convert, you can dress like THIS: Ken Burch Mar 2012 #37

well from the sounds of this speech azurnoir Mar 2012 #3

Maybe folks will stop using the phrase "Jewish Lobby" now oberliner Mar 2012 #5

Probably not... holdencaufield Mar 2012 #9

I've walked through a few Methodist lobbies in my day... Ken Burch Mar 2012 #12

I attended Methodist churches for many years in my youth. amandabeech Mar 2012 #24

Well, the term used is generally "the Israel lobby" shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #10

Top EU official defends ‘Jewish lobby’ remarks oberliner Mar 2012 #17

Would using the phrase "Arab lobby" rather than "Palestine lobby" upset you? (nt) shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Mar 2012 #30

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about oberliner Mar 2012 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Mar 2012 #34

I reiterate - you are off in another world with these assumptions oberliner Mar 2012 #36

In relation to what? oberliner Mar 2012 #32

You seem to have a problem with the phrase "the Jewish lobby" shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #33

OK - I understand now oberliner Mar 2012 #35

I quite agree with you... shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #38

I sincerely doubt that many sermons preached in Episcopalian or Presbyterian congregations have been amandabeech Mar 2012 #25

its nice to see that casual observers drop by sometimes... shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #26

Thank you for the information. amandabeech Mar 2012 #28

Go in peace (nt) shaayecanaan Mar 2012 #29

Other than a few right-wing crazies, NOBODY uses the phrase "Jewish Lobby" Ken Burch Mar 2012 #13

Right-wing crazies like Desmond Tutu? oberliner Mar 2012 #15

Did Tutu say "Jewish" or "Pro-Israel"? Ken Burch Mar 2012 #19

But then why just him? Shaktimaan Mar 2012 #20

He said "Jewish Lobby" oberliner Mar 2012 #21