:) :) Maybe the Presbyterian Church should ban the name Jesus from their prayers as well. After all, he was a Jew. If they erase Israel, their Messiah -when it comes- will have to go to Uganda because there is not going to be a place where to Go.... Presbyterian Church USA Voted on Erasing “Israel” from Prayers. As if actively supporting a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel wasn’t enough, turns out the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) considered banning the word “Israel” from its prayers. In a report on the Algemeiner, a resolution was presented by ultimately rejected by the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA to “distinguish between the biblical terms that refer to the ancient land of Israel and the modern political State of Israel.” To carry out such a plan, the resolution called for the development of “educational materials, with the help of our Presbyterian seminaries, for clergy, church musicians, worship leaders, and Christian educators regarding ‘ancient Israel/modern Israel’ distinction.” The impetus behind the proposal to completely erase Israel from prayers was caused by “a section of hymns under the unfortunate heading: ‘God’s covenant with Israel.’” According to the authors of the resolution, they were so disturbed by the song title, which they said “is open to interpretation,” that they felt that the next politically and religiously correct step was to completely remove the word “Israel” altogether. “Is this ‘biblical Israel’? Is it the ‘modern State of Israel’?” the resolution asked. Citing a “Palestinian American Presbyterian who is a ruling elder” of the church as who was upset and “uneasy with the word ‘Israel’” in the hymn, the members of the church concluded that “this language is inflammatory, misleading and hurtful.”
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 22:34:18 +0000
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