We’re marching to Zion,Beautiful, beautiful Zion;We’re marching upward to Zion,The beautiful city of God. Isaac Watts, a prolific hymn writer and congregational minister, wrote that stirring chorus and hymn in 1707. Zion also turns up in the recent Christ is… Continue Reading
A statement by the heads of churches in Jerusalem reveal that the Taybeh described as the last Christian town on the West Bank /Judea and Samaria region has been attacked again. An earlier report that a fire was set near… Continue Reading
When Mark Leach, then the senior minister of Rozelle Anglican Church in inner Sydney, heard of a pro-Palestinian demonatration being held in the CBD within a couple of days of the massacre and kidnappings of October 7, 2023 he protested… Continue Reading
Readers, please compare these statements from two aid organisations: Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) “The majority of Gazans are now crammed into the south, where hospitals are struggling to meet the mounting needs. “Recently, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins… Continue Reading
It is such a “scary conversation” that Haviv Rettig Gur, senior analyst for the Times of Israel, debated for weeks before recording a podcast. The topic? Do Israelis care about the suffering of Gazans, where the death toll of over… Continue Reading
Intersectionality, essentially the idea that the world is divided into the oppressed groups and those doing the oppressing, has come to a crossroads. And it is the conflict in Gaza and Israel that has brought about the situation where the… Continue Reading