Monthly Archives: July 2012

Israel Creates A Settler “Samaria” University

Posted on July 19, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Few developments shout stability and permanence quite as loudly as the establishment of a university. There is something about those green-covered campus lawns growing in a water-starved desert land interspersed with eager young students hurrying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Politics and Elections | 7 Comments

What Protestants Could Learn from Ron Paul

Posted on July 14, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall When the gavel fell on the Episcopalian convention, July 10, three major U.S. Protestant denominations had formally ended their 2012 discussions on how much religious support they were willing to give Palestinians under occupation. The most charitable answer … Continue reading →

Posted in Episcopal Church, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Politics in Religion, Presbyterian Church USA, Religion and politics, Religious Faith, United Methodist Church | 20 Comments

Pro-Divestment Presbyterians Win By Losing

Posted on July 7, 2012 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Do you really want to know what happened at the just-concluded 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian U.S.A. denomination? As a veteran watcher of Protestant church political struggles, I urge you to remember that neither the cross … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Movies, Politics and Elections, Presbyterian Church, Religious Faith | 26 Comments