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April 20, 2012

Methodists Don't Hate Israel Like Presbyterians Do

Mark Tooley, FrontPageMag

Next week the international United Methodist Church, with 12 million members, will convene in Tampa, where nearly 1000 delegates will ponder whether to support anti-Israel divestment.

In July, the 2 million member Presbyterian Church (USA) will similarly ponder divestment.  The head of the Presbyterian committee of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network is contacting Methodist delegates encouraging them to sound the anti-Israel trumpet.

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TAGGED: Israel, Presbyterian, Methodists

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