‘A Call for Repentance….’ To Whom?

The recent letter, “A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians,” is historically, theologically, and morally flawed. ...The challenge for us in America and the free world is not to turn the current Israel-Hamas war into a battle among Jews, Muslims and Christians that feeds antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other hatreds. This is a battle between those who uphold the foundations of democracy and human rights against those whose fanatic ideology and brutal practice undermine the values which we all cherish. Such is “The Call to Repentance” to which we should heed.  Such are the stakes. Read Full Article »