An Urgent Appeal For the Holy Land; U.S. Church Leaders Raise Plight of Christians, Palestinians in Call for End to Mideast Strife

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 23, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

-- Psalm 122:6

One of the largest delegations of U.S. church leaders to visit the Holy Land returned home this Advent season with a plea for all Christians: Pray for peace between Palestinians and Israelis and for the safety of a dwindling Christian community in the land of Jesus's birth.

"Once again, as so often in its more than 4,000-year-old history, [Jerusalem] stands in the midst of controversy and confrontation," the Rev. Theodore F. Schneider, bishop of the Metropolitan Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Gulf Interchurch Office Expands, Moves From Bahrain to Dubai
; CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Gulf Interchurch...home. In 1981 the Middle East Council of Churches...elsewhere in the Middle East, as "overwhelmingly...Africa and the Middle East, is the new executive...consequences on the Middle East peace process and ...
Palestinians dance for peace: A student troupe from Ramallah on tour in the U.S. is using dance to share their culture and help ease tensions in the Middle East.
; ...peace in the Middle East. Launching their...engage in the Middle East. The Presbyterian...peace in the Middle East but question...the fate of Palestinian Christians in the Holy...apartments to Palestinian Christians. Currently...number, said ...
Promise and pitfalls in the Middle East
; ...06-29-2005 Promise and pitfalls in the Middle East Byline: RAVI NAMBIAR Edition: Main/Lifestyle Last week's Asia-Middle East Dialogue in Singapore focused on...with the outbreak of war in the Middle East - seven were fought in the span...
THOMAS R. PICKERING UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE DISCUSSES U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AT THE MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE
; ...UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE DISCUSSES U.S. MIDDLE EAST POLICY OCTOBER 16, 1998 SPEAKER...experience and appreciation for the Middle East. In this regard, allow me to pay special tribute to the work of the Middle East Institute and its supporters...
Theologian Compares Christian Zionists, Palestinian Christians
; ...at a meeting of the Middle East Fellowship of Southern...Jews return to the Middle East, build their temple...coming of the Messiah. Palestinian Christians, she said, have been...wars break out in the Middle East -- assuming the violence...what's happening in the ...
Christianity and the Middle East: The Information Network; Providing News About Christianity in the Middle East
; CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: The Information...Christians in the Middle East Dr. Fred Strickert...of the plight of Palestinian Christians, as well as the...10-year stay in the Middle East, she brings the...an awareness of Middle Eastern Christians...silent ...
CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: EMEU Conference to Ponder Christianity's Future in Mideast
; CHRISTIANITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST: EMEU Conference to Ponder Christianity...in Mideast EMEU (Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding) describes itself...The Future of Christianity in the Middle East." Scheduled to be held at the First...
Christian Leaders Challenge Religious Right's Ignorance of Palestinian Christians
; ...Protestant and Catholic organizations named Churches for Middle East Peace. He and others expressed the hope that today...who live in the Holy Land, Israel, Palestine, the Middle East, and other parts of the world." Rev. Abu-Akel continued...To suggest that Jesus would want the expulsion of ...
APS Proposes a Middle East Energy Charter as Part of Arab-Israeli Peace
; ...begun to weigh the possibility of a Middle East Energy Charter proposed to be signed...countries. The charter would be part of the Middle East peace process and would also involve...tracks is dealing with a key issue in the Middle East: water (whose committee is chaired by...
Presidential candidates must debate Middle East in 2000
; Presidential candidates must debate Middle East in 2000 Absent an organized political...be no substantive discussion of U.S. Middle East policy. The reason is not, as some might...silence is definitely not because U.S. Middle East policy is such a smashing success story...