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Khader Adnan Continues Hunger Strike
by James M. Wall Khader Adnan is a 33-year-old Palestinian graduate student, who, until he was arrested by Israeli police on December 17, 2011, lived in the occupied West Bank with his wife and two young daughters. Their home is … Continue reading
What We Have Here Is A “Flagrantly Undemocratic Situation.”
by James M. Wall In the words of Ha’aretz publisher Amos Schochken, Gush Emunim has seized control of power in Israel and driven the state into a “flagrantly undemocratic situation.” How was it possible for this much power to be seized by … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Middle East, Religious Faith
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Benevolent US Father Exposed; Favors Prodigal Son Over Elder Brother
by James M. Wall The Al Jazeera collection of secret documents from US, Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators, paints a highly negative picture of the three participants. We will need a biblical parable to help explain how these three governments fell … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Religious Faith
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Who “Won” the PCUSA Assembly? The Answer May Surprise You
by James M. Wall (See Updated Comment from PCUSA Commissioner Pete Bloss at end of Comments.) Who “won” the Minneapolis Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly? To answer that question, we first need to ask, who did not win? The religious … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Religious Faith
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This is No Longer Your Daddy’s Presbyterian Church (USA)
by James M. Wall When commissioners to the 219th Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly left Minneapolis, they departed from a GA that achieved amazing, surprising, and unexpected results. Reports on the Assembly in the secular media were formulaic, shaped by … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Middle East Politics, Religious Faith
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Holy Week 2010: Sumoud, Check Points, Home Demolitions
by James M. Wall Sumoud? Sumoud is an Arabic word meaning “steadfastness”. The occupied Palestinian people who live in Jerusalem this Holy Week, 2010, face check points, home demolitions, and the depressing news that the Congress of the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East Politics, Religious Faith
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US Churches Must Stop Following Israel Down the Trauma Trail
by James M. Wall Avraham Burg , former Israeli Chairman of the Jewish Agency and former Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, has written a book with the provacative title, The Holocaust is Over; We must Rise from Its Ashes. In a … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Religious Faith
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Carter and the Elders Challenge “Injustice Wherever We See It”
See Update Below by James M. Wall Jimmy Carter is always busy, scurrying around below the line of public attention, doing what he does best, making a difference. His friends, and they are many, are always glad to … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and politics, Religious Faith
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Yes to Tutu, Cuba Travel, and Marriage in Vermont
By James M. Wall The times they are a’changing. Not immediately and not fast enough, but the signs are promising. Consider these three stories: Michigan State President Says No to ADL Michigan State University invited retired South African Archbishop Desmond … Continue reading
Looking for a Bishop in The Family Tree
By James M. Wall This blog is concerned, among other things, with current events, history, and religious connections. You don’t like family history? Well stick around, at least long enough to hear, below, a rousing rendering of “Old Dan Tucker” … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Religious Faith
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