Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Presbyterian Church (USA) is meeting, so the blog posts worthy of posting are coming at me faster than I can reasonably put them up. Instead I'm going to give you a collection for your perusal, as well as a few links concerning the UK Methodists who have already voted to divest, relying on a tendentious narrative for their justification.
As always, Will Spotts, from The PC(USA) on Israel and Palestine, is on the job:
Quotes from MESC pre-GA Conversation
CAMERA's Dexter Van Zile is cranking out material:
Presbyterians Debate Middle East Study Report
Presby Establishment Doubles Down on Middle East Study Committee Report
J Street Condemns PC(USA) Middle East Document [Yes, they've gone even too far for J Street!]
Committee Member Rejected Report for Failing to Affirm Israel's Right to Exist
Committee Calls for Caterpillar to be "Denounced" [Gustav Niebuhr against it - Jeff Halper for it...]
Middle East Peacemaking Committee Considering Major Changes to Report
At Divest This!, coblogger Jon Haber is on the ball:
At Fresno Zionism: Presbyterian report could not be more one-sided
And Janet Tassel: The Presbyterians and Their Jewish Problem
Finally, here is some good reading material concerning the UK Methodists:
At Harry's Place: UK Methodists: Justice for Palestine and Israel
From CiF Watch: When you sup with the devil and Press Release from Anglican Friends of Israel
It's like combatting an incoming tsunami wave, but fear not, we are getting organised and have a plan...we will not remain silent....
Forget plans, just speak up already, these people are just evil. Loud and often. Put THEM on the defensive, for a change, and not just them, but all the liberal and politically left-wing churches who engage in the Jew Hating.
Yes, its time to put the Western Left on trial for treason among other things.
Alas, the Mennonites are not any better, neither are the United Methodists. Luther may have reformed the Christian faith, but the malignant deformity of Jew Hatred still courses within the veins of his nominal remnant in Sweden, Norway and all points Lutheran within and without Europe.
"Left wing" these guys are not.
Or have you forgotten that the Left, by definition, isn't "Presbyterian?"
These people, like the Methodists in England are justifying their anti-Israel position theologically.
That has nothing to do with the Left does it.
Let's call a spade a spade - this is Christian antisemitism.
Sophia -
Yes, this is Christian antisemitism.
But it is thoroughly left - I mean far to the left of, say, for example, mainstream Democrats.
How are you coming up with "the Left, by definition, isn't Presbyterian"?