Rev Canon Dr Richard K. Toll writes an open letter to the bishops, priests, deacons, and lay leadership of the Episcopal Church amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
A Cry from the Heart: an Episcopal priest talks about Gaza
Category: Religion
You’re Losing Me’: As the Evangelical Backlash Against Israel Grows Inside MAGA, Trump Officials Threaten Reprisals
In a rare shift, U.S. evangelical leaders, GOP lawmakers, and right-wing influencers—led by Ambassador Mike Huckabee—are openly criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. One conservative pundit stated, “The Israeli government is really screwing up. This horrific war must come to a complete end.”
Priest warns: Christian town in Holy Land no longer safe amid settler attacks
The last remaining town in the West Bank inhabited entirely by Christians faces ongoing attacks by Israeli settlers targeting residents and their property.
Leaked Chats Show Pro-Israel Extremist Group Betar Organizing Street Confrontations
The secret chat logs of a far-right zionist organization includes plans to burn Qurans and attack pro-Palestine protesters with pepper spray.
In the Israel-Iran War, Huckabee Wants Trump to Follow Scripture Over Strategy
The Bible-thumping, messianic rhetoric of Israeli and American politicians reveals a dangerous irony: they don’t oppose theocracy (unless it’s the Islamic kind) and cloak their own fanaticism in terms like ‘Judeo-Christian values’ and ‘the West’
Israeli education minister announces plan to make Jewish, Zionist studies core curriculum
Secular and state-funded religious schools in Israel will soon begin teaching compulsory courses on Jewish and Zionist identity, including religious ceremonies and Bible. Bottom line: the state will decide what it means to be a Jew in Israel.
Jerusalem Day Flag March Reached a New Low: Mocking the Dead Children of Gaza
The annual pogrom in Jerusalem’s Old City included assaults on Palestinians, property destruction, and racist chants. Even when police intervened for a change, the incitement to genocide persisted.
Over 80 percent of Israelis endorse ‘forced expulsion’ of Gaza’s population: Poll
Many of the respondents see Gaza as a modern reincarnation of Amalek, and believe “the commandment to wipe out the memory of Amalek” applies today.
Pope prays for an end to all violence, from Gaza to the Sahel
Pope Francis dedicates his Easter Urbi et Orbi message to calling for peace worldwide, for global disarmament and for the release of prisoners.
All Palestinians are saddened by the death of Pope Francis
He spoke repeatedly against the ongoing genocide & destruction of our people and was attacked for this by the Zionist movement. He kept touch with the church in Gaza regularly even from his hospital bed. He cared for people regardless of their religion and made peace a key feature of his tenure.