Posts Tagged: Christians and Jews
Building Bridges of Unity: A Christian’s Call to Stand Against Antisemitism
On June 28, 2022, I found myself standing outside the national headquarters of the Presbyterian USA (PCUSA) national convention, holding a sign that read, “Fight...
Is Anti-Israel Church Leader Trying to Get Fired?
Does Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), want to keep his job? Or is he looking to go...
How Building Interfaith Alliances Benefits Israel
The May 2021 war between Hamas and Israel prompted a steady release of misinformation about Israel, from media outlets to the college campus. It also...
In Emotional Appeal to Christians, French Archbishop Compares Antisemitism to ‘Pollution’
The Catholic archbishop of the French city of Strasbourg has issued an emotional appeal to his fellow Christians to confront rising antisemitism, which he compared...
The Passion and Modern-Day Christian Antisemitism
What does primitive medieval antisemitism have to do with us here and now? The Passion Play, or Easter pageant, is a traditional Christian drama about the...
Imperfect Friends: Quakers and Jews
There has been a spate of articles about the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) serving as the preeminent Quaker apologist group for Palestinian rejection of Israel’s...
Catholic Antisemitism and Too Few Voices of Resistance
“Eight young men came careening out of a side street. One snatched a yeshiva boy’s glasses and spun them into the street … another dumped...
Catholic Zionism? Not So Fast
Writing in the September issue of Mosaic, Gavin D'Costa, a professor of Catholic theology at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, offers a...
Notre-Dame: When Someone Else’s Icon Is the Symbol of Your People’s Persecution
My first time visiting Notre-Dame de Paris took place when I was 11 years old. I grew up going to a French school in New...
Hatred and the Jews
We are witnessing a frightening amount of antisemitism around the world, including in America -- where a few members of Congress have expressed openly anti-Israel...
Christian Opposition to Israel Requires a Christian Response
“Is our alternative truly only between malevolent enemies and condescending friends?” That tortured query was issued by Hannah Arendt in 1941, after Jules Romains -- a prominent French...
After Pittsburgh, Some Practical Steps Christians Can Take to Combat Antisemitism
The horrific antisemitic attack in Pittsburgh should alert Christians to the dangerous reality their Jewish friends and neighbors are facing. As Dr. Richard Lux -- the National Christian...
Antisemitism Is Still a Serious Problem in Churches
Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris’ discredited testimony at the recent Episcopal Church General Convention and her subsequent apology have highlighted a troubling, long-standing issue in Jewish-Christian relations: antisemitism and anti-Israel...
Orthodox Rabbis Advocate Christian-Jewish Partnership
JNS.org - A group of Orthodox Jewish rabbis is advocating for increased partnership between Christians and Jews. More than 25 Orthodox rabbis from Israel, the US and Europe...
