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	<description>I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.</description>
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		<title>Holocaust Memorial Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/01/27/holocaust-memorial-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meditation First they came for the Communists and I did not speak out &#8211; because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out &#8211; because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out &#8211; because I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few good links</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/01/09/good-links-50/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few links I found interesting for one reason or another: CIFwatch &#8211; Was Moses a colonizer? The Guardian’s Nicholas Lezard uncovers why us Jews are kleptomaniacs pmphillips&#8217;s posterous &#8211; The Way of Death is paved with&#8230; Left Foot Forward &#8211; 2012 – the year the world must wake up to Christian persecution NewScientist &#8211; The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few good links</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/12/28/good-links-48/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few links I found interesting for one reason or another: Accepting Abundance &#8211; On Dissent – Proud to be right? Vatican Insider &#8211; Jews alarmed by Messianic movement boom Cranmer &#8211; Alcohol price-fixing will not solve binge-drinking iBenedictines &#8211; Holy Innocents Ugley Vicar &#8211; Our Christmas Carol Sermon Outside the Assylum &#8211; Who cares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rev Nick Howard Publicly Accuses Rev Stephen Sizer of Anti-Semitism</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/12/27/rev-nick-howard-publicly-accuses-rev-stephen-sizer-antisemitism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be honest with you, I tussled over posting this. Anti-Semitism is a grave accusation indeed and that is exactly what Rev Nick Howard accuses Rev Stephen Sizer of today over on Harry&#8217;s Place. Although it goes without saying that Sizer is an anti-Zionist, I don&#8217;t believe I have seen the open accusation of anti-Semitism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Archbishops Christmas homilies poorly received and rightly so, but there was one good one</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/12/27/archbishops-christmas-homilies-poorly-received-rightly-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would seem that the Christmas homilies of both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Catholic Archbishop have been used as an opportunity for political attack and this has not been well received. Firstly the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams caught some flak for this comment: The most pressing question we now face, we might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/12/23/quote-day-113/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[However, as I pointed out in a previous post, the ONLY place in the Middle East where the Christian population has grown since the end of WWII is Israel, and the flight of Christians from Palestinian controlled areas, such as Bethlehem, is primarily the result of persecution by the majority Muslim population. SOURCE]]></description>
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		<title>A few good links</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/12/01/good-links-44/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few links I personally found interesting for one reason or another: Society for Christian Psychology: Mediation: Moving from Unforgiveness to Forgiveness Naming His Grace: Critiquing the theologies and connections of some pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel leaders: a series # 2 Melanie Phillips: From Red Toryism to Blue Labour, social renewal depends on Christian principles Countercultural Father: Mindfulness&#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The painful history of Christianity and Judaism</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/11/14/painful-history-christianity-judaism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post allows me to accomplish two purposes. The first is to highlight a very thought provoking blog post on the historically fraught interaction between Christianity and Judaism, written by Doug Chaplin. The second is to let you know that after a very short excursion into the world of Blogger, Doug has moved back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Revelation TV debate tonight: Has the Church replaced Israel? The Ultimate Christian Zionism SmackDown – Calvin L Smith vs Stephen Sizer</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/11/09/live-revelation-tv-debate-tonight-church-replaced-israel-ultimate-christian-zionism-smackdown-calvin-smith-stephen-sizer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, here is the final promised reminder. Tonight: 9 &#8211; 10:30pm (GMT &#8211; Weds 9th Nov) is the much anticipated showdown between Dr Calvin Smith – the leading Christian Zionist scholar in the UK &#8211; and Revd Stephen Sizer – the foremost Christian anti-Zionist in the UK. For links from this blog giving you some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Messianic Alarm</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/11/04/messianic-alarm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a cross-post written by Dr Calvin Smith of King&#8217;s Evangelical Divinity School: I&#8217;ve previously posted on some of the issues contributing to diverse expressions of Messianic Judaism (MJ, also Messianic Jews), for example MJ self-identity as both Jewish and Christian, the movement&#8217;s relationship with (and role within) the wider Church, and Torah observance. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Society of St Pius X (SSPX) Bishop Richard Williamson rants against Jews again</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/20/society-st-pius-sspx-bishop-richard-williamson-rants-jews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I blogged about the potential reconciliation between the Vatican and the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) and highlighted some of the concerns voiced by Jewish groups. Amongst those concerns is the fact that a bishop within the society &#8211; Richard Williamson &#8211; is a noted Holocaust denier. Well, I learned today that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rivercourt Methodist Church hosts sick anti-Israel public meeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/10/rivercourt-methodist-church-hosts-sick-anti-israel-public-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Millett had the stomach to attend this meeting and has all of the thoroughly depressing details. Others that have reported on this are: CIFWatch, TheJC and Rosh Pina Project. The worst aspect of all of this, is that it&#8217;s hosted in a Church; giving their hatred an air of Christian legitimacy. I hope Dr [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing: The Ultimate Christian Zionism SmackDown &#8211; Calvin L Smith vs Stephen Sizer</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/22/announcing-the-ultimate-christian-zionism-smackdown-calvin-l-smith-vs-stephen-sizer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh this is gonna be good folks. Dr Calvin Smith &#8211; the leading Christian Zionist scholar in the UK &#8211; has just announced on his blog that Revelation TV will host a 90 minute live debate between him, and Revd Stephen Sizer &#8211; the foremost Christian anti-Zionist in the UK. For links from this blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish groups concerned at Vatican reconciliation with Society of St Pius X (SSPX)</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/19/jewish-groups-concerned-at-vatican-reconciliation-with-st-pius-x-sspx/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago it was announced that the traditionalist breakaway group: Society of St Pius X (SSPX), had been handed an olive branch by the Vatican in the form of a “doctrinal preamble”. Within this preamble are principles that the Society must adhere to before moving into full reconciliation with the Catholic Church. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: Anonymous group distributes flyers “naming and shaming” Messianic Jews living in Mevaseret Zion.</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/01/israel-anonymous-group-distributes-flyers-naming-shaming-messianic-jews-living-mevaseret-zion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an apparent infringement on personal privacy legislation and in defiance of laws preventing incitement, an anonymous group has taken to distributing flyers “naming and shaming” Messianic Jews (Christians) living in the Jerusalem-area town of Mevaseret Zion. The personal details of some 10 people, including photographs and home addresses, are displayed on the flyer, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel prepares IDF soldiers for battle with Bibles</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/23/israel-prepares-idf-soldiers-battle-bibles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is mounting concern that the Palestinian statehood bid at the UN on September 20 could spark a massive Palestinian assault on Israel&#8217;s borders. Depending on how far Israeli soldiers are forced to go in defending themselves and the borders, the situation could quickly deteriorate into open warfare. To prepare young Israeli soldiers for what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/14/quote-day-62/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All the more must be praised the commitment of wise Christian and Jewish, who since the Second Vatican Council have contributed to abate the two millennia of Christian persecution and hatred for the descendants of what had been the people of Jesus and the Apostles , and bring each other to recognize  that large part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pacifist Aggressive: the Quaker echo chamber which empowers terrorism.</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/07/pacifist-aggressive-quaker-echo-chamber-empowers-terrorism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a cross-post by Israelinurse of CIFWatch: The decision taken in April 2011 by British members of the Religious Society of Friends – or Quakers, as they are perhaps better known – to officially join the BDS movement and engage in the boycotting of goods originating in certain parts of Israel brought the need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christians stand with Israel &#8211; London 11th July 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one&#8217;s for Goy: Hat-tip: Rosh Pina Project]]></description>
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		<title>What is it exactly that groups such as Yad L’Achim are so terrified of?</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/12/groups-yad-lachim-terrified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some may have noticed that blogging is a little light for me recently. This is just to let you know that I&#8217;m taking a short breather, to get myself back on track spiritually and mentally. Normal service will resume shortly, with a refreshed me. In the meantime, I can&#8217;t help but mention this coincidence. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Methodists and Jews repair rifts</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/08/methodists-jews-repair-rifts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some better news: Methodist Church members took part in a mock Seder this week as efforts continued to repair relations between the church and the Jewish community. A year after Methodists passed a policy calling for a boycott of goods from &#8220;illegal&#8221; Israeli West Bank settlements, relations thawed sufficiently for more than 100 Methodist conference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: Jewish Ultra-Orthodox group launch campaign against Christian missionaries and Messianic Jews</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hold to what some would term as Zionist Theology, whatever the heck this actually means, seems to vary according to folks preconceived prejudices. For me, it includes not running with the anti-Israel propaganda pack, but equally does not equate to a blank-cheque approach towards Israel, as all nations err. Even given this, I&#8217;ve still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Vatican Ambassador Mordechay Lewy backtracks on comments praising Pope Pius XII</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/26/israeli-vatican-ambassador-mordechay-lewy-backtracks-on-comments-praising-pope-pius-xii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few days there&#8217;s been much coverage of the Israeli Vatican Ambassador Mordechay Lewy&#8217;s surprising comments praising Pope Pius XII, for saving Jews during the Nazi occupation of Rome. The comments by Mordechay Lewy, the Israeli ambassador to the Vatican, were some of the warmest ever made by a Jewish official about Pius. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few good links</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/20/good-links-40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few links I found interesting for one reason or another: CIFWatch &#8211; The Great Methodist BDS Hijack Biased BBC &#8211; The wrong sort of diversity 1964 &#8211; Is Interest in Catholicism falling online? Outside the Asylum &#8211; The lost discipline of logic The New Oxonian &#8211; Lament of a Soft-Shell Anti-American Atheist British Religion in Numbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish rabbinical court condemns dog to death by stoning &#8211; Bunkum</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/20/jewish-rabbinical-court-condemns-dog-to-death-by-stoning-bunkum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just to let you know that a story doing the rounds this weekend &#8211; and still featuring as number one in &#8220;most shared&#8221; over at the BBC &#8211; is total tosh. Headlines blazed &#8220;Jerusalem rabbis condemn dog to death by stoning&#8221; and derivatives thereof. The story goes something like: A Jewish rabbinical court condemned to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/05/23/quote-day-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It never ceases to amaze His Grace: for every post he writes on just about any matter, there is usually reasoned consensus or intelligent criticism from diverse individuals who appreciate intelligent and erudite comment on matters religio-political. Yet when he writes about Israel, he receives insults and hate-mail (“Zionist Nazi”); his faith is called into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends of Sabeel UK (FOSUK)</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/05/22/friends-sabeel-uk-fosuk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 10:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A forensic analysis of Friends of Sabeel UK (FOSUK) by Israelinurse over at CIFWatch, majoring on the influence they are exerting over some elements of the UK church. I commend this to your attention.]]></description>
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		<title>A few good links</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/25/good-links-33/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a few links I found interesting for one reason or another: Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley &#8211; In Cyberspace, no-one can see your mitre JoeThorn.Net &#8211; The Tragedy of a Self-Centered Life Ugley Vicar &#8211; Why &#8216;Piss Christ&#8217; was crap art Telegraph &#8211; A six-year-old girl writes a letter to God. And the Archbishop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chag Sameach!</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/18/chag-sameach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all our friends celebrating Passover, Chag Sameach!]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Vatican delegation reaffirm “chosen” status of Jews</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/02/senior-vatican-delegation-reaffirm-chosen-status-jews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A senior Vatican delegation reaffirmed the “chosen” status of the Jews on Thursday, at the end of an annual meeting with representatives of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem. The Bilateral Commission of the delegations of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews concluded the three-day meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosh Pina Project in the UK Christian magazine Evangelicals Now</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/20/rosh-pina-project-uk-christian-magazine-evangelicals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following cross-post by Joseph represents a richly deserved achievement for my friends over at the Rosh Pina Project, as well as a very welcome move forward by Evangelicals Now. From the popular UK Christian magazine Evangelicals Now, April 2011, this article: Click image to enlarge: This is a small victory for Rosh Pina Project. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Islamic scholars prepare to sue Israel over archeology</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/19/islamic-scholars-prepare-sue-israel-archeology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is somewhat hypocritical given the recent abuses at the Temple Mount by the Muslim religious authorities. Not to mention the ancient tombs of the Jewish Patriarchs. On Wednesday a committee of experts from several Arab countries met in Amman, Jordan, to gather documents that will be brought before the International Court of Justice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Benedict contends Jews are not wholly &#8211; or solely &#8211; responsible for death of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/02/pope-benedict-contends-jews-wholly-solely-responsible-death-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m pleased to read of the extracts from the Pope&#8217;s new book &#8211; Jesus of Nazareth-Part II &#8211; in which he unequivocally contends that the Jews are not wholly &#8211; or solely &#8211; responsible for the death of Jesus. The implication of postulating the Jewish people&#8217;s collective guilt in regard to the death of Jesus, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/23/quote-day-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As my heart pounded more and more, I kept repeating to myself &#8216;I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Yeshua the Messiah&#8217;.  I suddenly had a glimpse like never before of what it must have been like for Peter or Stephen to suddenly find themselves surrounded by a hate-filled mob. Read all Hat-tip: Joseph]]></description>
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		<title>Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock Temple Mount UFO</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/01/jerusalem-dome-rock-temple-mount-ufo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is this? Any bizarre conspiratorial theories welcomed, in fact, the more bizarre the better, go nuts! Hat-tip Dr Jim West.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian revisionist inversion of the Purim story</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/01/17/iranian-revisionist-inversion-purim-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This from Israel Today: In a couple of months, Israelis and Jews around the world will celebrate Purim, marking the deliverance of the Jews of the Persian Empire from extinction 2,300 years ago. In Iran, the center of the ancient Persian Empire, the date will be marked with mourning and anger. For years already, Iran [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet evangelism in Israel picks up steam</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/01/10/internet-evangelism-israel-picks-steam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging stuff&#8230;. Israel Today: We first wrote about One For Israel last summer, highlighting the unique work of a small group of Israeli Messianic Jews to reach their countrymen with the message of Yeshua (Jesus) via the Internet. Eitan, the founder of One For Israel, contacted Israel Today to report that 2010 had seen “some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem Irineos imprisoned for allegedly selling land to Jews.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is no secret that Palestinian Christians are suffering under the Palestinian Authority and at the hand of Hamas, which has precipitated a dramatic decline in the Christian presence, notably in Bethlehem. This pattern is of course repeated across the entire Middle East. Many folk take it upon themselves to deny this reality and blame [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt&#8217;s top Muslim cleric Ahmed al-Tayeb criticized the Pope for calling on the world nations to defend Christians</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firstly we had a bomb &#8211; complete with metal fragments &#8211; rip through a crowd of Christian Copt worshippers as they emerged from their New Year&#8217;s mass at an Egyptian church in the northern port city of Alexandria. The blast left 21 people dead and 79 others wounded. Then we had Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joshua&#8217;s Tomb vandalized with Arabic graffiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nice. Jerusalem Post: Palestinians vandalized Joshua&#8217;s Tomb in Samaria&#8217;s Timnat Heres with Arabic graffiti overnight Thursday. Hundreds of Jewish worshippers, escorted by the IDF, arrived at the site which is located between Barak and Ariel, and discovered graffiti on surrounding walls which advocated martyrdom. [.....] &#8220;If Jews were to desecrate a Muslim holy tomb in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leeds Messianic Fellowship Responds to Methodist Church Report on Palestine/Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a press release by the Leeds Messianic Fellowship The Leeds Messianic Fellowship (LMF), a worshipping congregation of Messianic Jews and sympathetic Gentile Christians, has produced a response to the recent Methodist report on Palestine and Israel which has raised controversy in many circles. Since the publication of the Methodist report, many people have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jerusalem Alliance Church Ministry Center (JACMC) burnt to the ground by&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is very dispiriting news. A church in central Jerusalem has been burnt to the ground whilst 10 people slept inside, thankfully all got out safe. The disheartening aspect is that police suspect deliberate arson, at the hands of extremist Orthodox Jews. I&#8217;m going to hand to Gev of the Rosh Pina Project for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UNESCO classifies Rachel’s Tomb as a mosque</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David over at Anglican Samizdat has the story. You can find more on CNN.]]></description>
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		<title>The Vatican Synod of Bishops for the Middle East: The Interim Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/10/19/vatican-synod-bishops-middle-east-interim-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The historical and unprecedented Vatican Synod of Bishops for the Middle East &#8211; I&#8217;ve blogged about it here and here &#8211; which is being held from October 10th to 24th, has reached the halfway stage and produced an interim report. The America Magazine have helpfully produced a 12 point highlight of the document and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few Good Links</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few links I found interesting for one reason or another: FrontPageMag &#8211; Turning Churches Against Israel Sandro Magister &#8211; Christians in the Middle East. Crushed between Islam and Israel Telegraph &#8211; A small Polish town has sought to place itself on the global tourist map by building the world&#8217;s largest statue of Jesus, eclipsing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest nutty rumor debunked: Ancient Torah with Mohammed&#8217;s name discovered!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This cross-post from the Elder of Ziyon speaks for itself: A new rumor sweeping the Arab world says that a second-century Torah was discovered by Israeli archaeologists digging under the Temple Mount, and it contained the name &#8220;Mohammed&#8221; within it. The Torah was said to have shaken the Jewish establishment in Israel because it proved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon: President Ahmadinejad &#8211; The Mahdi will come here, accompanied by Jesus Christ to liberate Palestine</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/10/14/lebanon-president-ahmadinejad-mahdi-accompanied-jesus-christ-liberate-palestine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elders of Ziyon have helpfully translated an Al Arabiya piece which reports: Iranian president Ahmadinejad delivered a speech today in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, a few kilometers from the Israeli border. In the speech he declared that &#8220;the Mahdi will come here, accompanied by Jesus Christ&#8221; to liberate Palestine and allow the millions of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Methodist Preacher &#8211; International interest grows in David Hallam&#8217;s dicrimination case over Methodist resolution on Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a cross-post by Methodist Preacher and a follow up to this recent post. There is growing interest in the discrimination case soon to be launched to rescue the reputation of  Britain&#8217;s Methodist Church for fairness and openness. The case will be based on the premise that the preparation, motivation and outcome for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the Guardian won&#8217;t report: Egypt’s Persecuted Christian Converts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a cross-post from CIFWatch by Yitzchak Besser: Five hundred years ago, Dina could have been a Marrano hiding her Jewish identity from Spanish inquisitors. Two hundred years ago, Dina could have been a Jewess cowering in the Russian forests. Seventy years ago, Dina could have been in Poland holed up in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Methodist preacher David Hallam to sue his own church over claim of discrimination against Israeli Jews</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/10/03/methodist-preacher-david-hallam-sue-church-claim-discrimination-israeli-jews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gosh this is no small development. Background information and previous posts relating to the decision earlier this year by the Methodist church to partially boycott Israel can be found here. I was alerted of this development by Daphne Anson: The legal dispute has been prompted by a controversial resolution passed at the Methodist Conference which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #2 House of David Inscription</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Kimberley over at the Parchment and Pen blog, is featuring a series based on the top ten Biblical discoveries in archaeology. As promised, I intend to link to them from here, and so here is the ninth offering, at number two on the list: Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #2 House of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>05:06:07 08/09/10 &amp; Rosh Hashanah 5771 Shana Tova!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fr. Stephen Smuts alerts us to the fact that at six minutes and seven seconds past five this morning it was 05:06:07 08/09/10 and that won&#8217;t happen again for another thousand years. Also at sundown today begins the Jewish new year called Rosh Hashanah or the Biblical Feast of Trumpets (I&#8217;ve only linked to that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Friends of Israel – and Christian Foes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daphne Anson: They’re really pulling out all the stops these days – those perverse Christians who seem to detest the existence of Israel. Last week the Quakers’ headquarters in Manchester hosted both Israel-basher Gideon Levy of Ha’aretz and – like so many Christian places of worship up and down the British Isles – Rod Cox&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chief Rabbi of Efrat: Messianics in Israel face prejudice and discrimination</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/29/chief-rabbi-efrat-messianics-israel-face-prejudice-discrimination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some good news coming out of Israel relating to Messianic persecution: Rosh Pina Project &#8211; Chief Rabbi of Efrat: Messianics in Israel face prejudice and discrimination]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus lives on in Jerusalem &#8211; Thousands of Messianic Jews reside in Israel, perform Jewish ceremonies and serve in IDF</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YNetNews Some 15,000 Messianic Jews currently live in Israel, but if you saw one on the street you would almost certainly fail to recognize any difference. They honor Jewish circumcision, bar-mitzvah, and wedding ceremonies, but believe Jesus is the messiah. The small community of Yad Hashmona, near Jerusalem, is home to a number of Messianic-Jewish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Refusal of Romania to withdraw a coin with an image of former Romanian orthodox church patriarch Miron Cristea is &#8220;insensitive&#8221; to the memory of Holocaust victims.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ArtDaily The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says the refusal of Romania&#8217;s central bank to withdraw a coin with an image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of their citizenship before World War II is &#8220;insensitive&#8221; to the memory of Holocaust victims. The Anti-Defamation League also condemned the decision and urged President Traian Basescu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Zionism is integral to Judaism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fascinating piece from Daphne Anson today looking at Judaism, Israel and Zionism. As a comment on my previous post reminds me, one of the many ways in which Israel&#8217;s enemies attempt to undermine the Jewish State is by denying a connection between Judaism and Zionism.  So, in order to prick that particular anti-Zionist bubble, I&#8217;ve decided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ezekiel&#8217;s shrine still the object of controversy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, the ongoing saga of the plight of Ezekiel&#8217;s Tomb in Iraq has once again reared it&#8217;s head. Thanks go to Bataween of the Point of no Return blog for the following update and faithfully keeping us informed. Previous posts here, here here, here, here here and here. Just when we all thought that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli believers share the Gospel via the Internet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel Today: The community of Messianic Jews (Jews who believe in Jesus) in Israel is becoming increasingly bold. Whereas past decades had seen the bulk of evangelical work in Israel done by foreign Christians, the breaking down of certain societal barriers in recent years has brought the local Body of Messiah to the forefront. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish Roots and non-Jews, Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fourth part of Derek Leman’s (Messianic Jewish Musings) superb series and I hope you&#8217;re enjoying this as much as I am: Part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here. Jewish Roots and non-Jews, Part 4 by Derek leman It is surely a puzzle to most Jewish people than non-Jews would want to embrace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish Roots and non-Jews, Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Third part of Derek leman&#8217;s (Messianic Jewish Musings) excellent series: Part 1 here, and part 2 here: Jewish Roots and non-Jews, Part 3 by Derek leman In Part 1, I described seven blessings of non-Jews discovering Judaism, Jewish roots, and the biblical (Hebrew Bible and New Testament) theology of Israel’s unique election and role in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish Roots and non-Jews, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s part 2 of this excellent series by Derek Leman of Messianic Jewish Musings. Part 1 can be found here. Jewish Roots and non-Jews, Part 2 by Derek Leman The problem a whole host of people face right now is a question of calling. What am I called to do? Many people are paralyzed, incapable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is feared that the destruction of the Temple Mount by Muslims continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fr Stephen Smuts has the low-down here.]]></description>
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		<title>The site where tradition holds Jesus was baptized is in danger of being declared offlimits to pilgrims because of pollution in the Jordan River.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sign of the times. Jerusalem Post: The site where tradition holds Jesus was baptized is in danger of being declared offlimits to pilgrims because of pollution in the Jordan River. Qasar al-Yahud, a few kilometers from where the river spills into the Dead Sea and just south of the Allenby Bridge, has drawn over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Apostle Paul and the Jewish People</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Weissman recently wrote a solid and insightful piece entitled; Paul, Gamaliel &#38; The Jews, which I featured here. Joseph has now penned part-two, focusing on the Jewishness of the Apostle Paul and his [at times] rather fraught relationship with his own community: With the thoughts of Howard Jacobson and Geza Vermes reaching wider audiences, reclaiming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of Methodist Friends of Israel</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/07/23/launch-methodist-friends-israel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anglican Friends of Israel have just announced the following: We are pleased to announce the launch of Methodist Friends of Israel.  This comes at a critical time after the Methodist Church in Britain decided to boycott goods produced by Jews living in Judea and Samaria. We look forward to co-operating with Methodist Friends of Israel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israelis on Monday evening marked the beginning of Tisha B&#8217;Av, the national day of mourning over the loss of Israel&#8217;s ancient temples</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel National News Israelis on Monday evening marked the beginning of Tisha B&#8217;Av, the national day of mourning over the loss of Israel&#8217;s ancient temples The First Temple was destroyed 2,500 years ago by the Babylonians, and the Second Temple was demolished 2,000 years ago by the Romans. To mark the day, the Knesset TV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Athanasius and the Jewish Body</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-post by Joseph of Rosh Pina Project: St Athanasius was the fourth-century bishop of Alexandria who oversaw the Council of Nicea, which challenged the Arian heresy that Jesus was not in fact equal with God. The Jewish Encyclopedia carries a page on Athanasius in which it examines the bishop’s beliefs, personality, writings and influence. Regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Board of Deputies has broken off all contact with the leadership of the Methodist Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hat-tip Solomonia. You can view my guest post on this topic over at Harry&#8217;s Place: Sadly, this was inevitable&#8230;. TheJC The Board of Deputies has broken off all contact with the leadership of the Methodist Church following its endorsement of a report deeply critical of Israel. A spokesperson for the Board said: &#8220;There cannot be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post at Harry&#8217;s Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m humbled to let you know that I have written a piece featured on Harry&#8217;s Place today. Do hop over and comment: Harry&#8217;s Place &#8211; UK Methodists: Justice for Palestine and Israel]]></description>
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		<title>UK Methodists Should “Hang Their Heads” in Shame</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previous posts here, here,  here and here. Cross-post Z-Word: UK Methodists Should “Hang Their Heads” in Shame Why? Read about it here. As for the response, this powerful statement from the UK Board of Deputies of British Jews says it all: Statement from Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council: Methodist Conference 30 June [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Methodists Prepare to Throw Israel Under the Bus</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/26/british-methodists-prepare-throw-israel-bus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I make no apologies to anyone for continuing this theme. Previous posts here,  here and here. CAMERA The Methodist Church of Great Britain is currently holding its annual conference in Portsmouth, England. At the conference, which began on June 24, 2010, delegates will vote on a report about the Arab-Israeli conflict titled “Justice for Palestine and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel, What Are Christians to Think?</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/23/israel-christians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insightful and astute cross-post from Derek Leman over at Messianic Jewish Musings: Israel, What Are Christians to Think? Doing my morning commentary work (in Numbers and John right now) I had to struggle with a bit of anger and a preoccupation with wanting to write this post instead of doing my task at hand. The source [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr Stephen Leah &amp; The Anti-Israel Methodists</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/19/dr-stephen-leah-antiisrael-methodists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m glad to report that Joseph over at Seismic Shock has put together a post in response to the recent anti-Israeli overtures, emanating from the UK Methodist Church currently. For background reading see this post from yesterday: eChurch &#8211; Methodists set to clash with Jewish community in UK Here is Joseph&#8217;s blog post in full: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Methodists set to clash with Jewish community in UK</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/18/methodists-set-clash-jewish-community-uk/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[aaaarrrrgggghhhhh&#8230; Jerusalem post: LONDON &#8211; The Methodist Church of Britain is on a collision course with Jewish community leaders after being accused of producing a document against Israel to debate the conflict at its annual conference in Portsmouth later this month. The church, the fourth largest Christian denomination in Britain, is set to have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Israeli interest in Yeshua (Jesus)</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/17/growing-israeli-interest-yeshua-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting little article in Israel Today: The Messianic ministry Revive Israel located just outside Jerusalem reports that its staff and partner ministries have experienced an upsurge in interest among secular and religious Israelis in the person and ministry of Yeshua (Jesus). In their latest newsletter, Sahar S. writes that a group of 40 young Israeli [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican, Israel close to agreement? Reports are mixed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catholic Culture: Vatican and Israeli officials met in Rome on June 15 for the latest in a long-running series of negotiating sessions aimed at concluding an overdue juridical agreement. The latest session ended with a joint statement affirming that “progress” had been made, the talks were marked by “mutual understanding,” and the two sides had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Aid apologises for Israeli sexual abuse allegation</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/16/christian-aid-has-been-forced-to-apologise-after-it-falsely-claimed-that-israeli-settlers-in-the-west-bank-city-of-hebron-had-sexually-abused-palestinian-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomin&#8217; right as well. Previous post here. Civil Society Christian Aid has been forced to apologise after it falsely claimed that Israeli settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron had sexually abused Palestinian children. Continue Reading]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Caves to Jihad, Removes &#8216;We Con the World&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/12/youtube-caves-jihad-removes-we-con-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is seriously poor behaviour on the part of YouTube. I featured the YouTube Vid that this cross-post from Solomonia refers to, and it&#8217;s now unplayable. Check it out here. Solomonia: Unbelievable dhimmitude on the part of YouTube, and not the first time: YouTube silences Latma, removes We Con the World As Israel went offline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Question of the Day: Must we Support Israel at All Costs</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/04/question-day-support-israel-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, Polycarp has posted his © Friday Question ® of the week and I want to highlight it here, as I feel this is an important and challenging question to ask, especially given recent events: Polycarp: Question of the Day: Must we Support Israel at All Costs I&#8217;ve posted my stance on his blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We Con the World&#8221; (Latma TV)</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/04/con-world-latma-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hat-tip CIFWatch + Elders of Ziyon]]></description>
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		<title>Israel and the Flotilla: What About the Bigger Picture?</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/01/israel-flotilla-bigger-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes I know this isn&#8217;t my first, nor my second post on the Israel / flotilla fiasco, but with the tsunami of global anti-Israeli negative press abounding online currently, this is important enough to warrant a third post: Calvin L Smith (Principal of King&#8217;s Evangelical Divinity School) Once again Israel has hit the news spectacularly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Aid and Israel: Left foot forward: Christian Aid and its mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst the world and his dog appear to be in the mood of gleefully and blithely condemning and delegitimizing Israel over the Flotilla fiasco, (including Christians), I thought we might as well continue the theme and have a quick gander at Christian Aid and Israel&#8230;..again. Cross-post by Cyrus of Christian Hate: Christian Aid and Israel: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Israel was correct in its action against the Freedom Flotilla</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/01/why-israel-was-correct-in-its-action-against-the-freedom-flotilla/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you might have noticed, the Interweb is replete with opinion pieces and general condemnation of Israel&#8217;s assault on the flotilla, as a result, I&#8217;m going to feature in its entirety (with kind permission) the following piece from Gavin Drake, which takes a  more nuanced and realistic approach, and finish off with a few apposite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian Christians urge protests after Israeli assault on flotilla</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/31/palestinian-christians-urge-protests-israeli-assault-flotilla/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 15:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though most of the world doesn&#8217;t even know the exact circumstances surrounding this tragedy, this hasen&#8217;t deterred some to a swift anti-Israeli response. ENI: Bethlehem/Geneva (ENI). Palestinian Christian organizations have urged protests by church groups around the world against an Israeli assault on ships bringing aid to Gaza, which Israel says has led to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guardian Ahdaf Soueif: Jews and Arabs on the Original Zion</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/27/guardian-ahdaf-soueif-jews-arabs-original-zion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-post by Dr. Calvin L Smith (Principal of King&#8217;s Evangelical Divinity School) Today&#8217;s online Guardian has a lengthy article criticising the Jewish settler presence in a district of East Jerusalem by the Egyptian novelist and sometime champion of the Palestinians Ahdaf Soueif. It concerns archaeological excavations on the Ophel Ridge (the Silwan district of Wadi Hilweh), which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Council of Churches: What Flavor Do You Prefer Your Anti-Zionism?</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/26/world-council-churches-flavor-prefer-antizionism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 10:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite coincidentally, whilst reading a World Council of Churches press release entitled; Call on Holy Land pilgrims to work for peace, I noted an apposite little blog post by Solomon: World Council of Churches: What Flavor Do You Prefer Your Anti-Zionism? They have both Arab and Jewish anti-&#8221;Zionism&#8221;. The World Council of Churches has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinians don&#8217;t like Israelis quoting from Bible</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/17/palestinians-israelis-quoting-bible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 10:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fascinating and revealing comments from Saeb Erekat in response to Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s use of Scripture to authenticate the Jewish claim on Jerusalem. Israel Today: Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat last week blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for quoting from the Bible in order to draw a connection between Jerusalem and the Jews. In his Jerusalem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaches for the Bible to stake claim on Jerusalem.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good for Bibi and so he should in my opinion. Folks are forever calling for Israel to divide Jerusalem with the Palestinians, and the pressure appears to have been ramped up of late. CBN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned to the Bible on Wednesday to answer questions over the Jewish state&#8217;s claim to Jerusalem. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Christian Zionists really support Israel</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/13/christian-zionists-support-israel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 09:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caveat: The following comes from the pen of Hagee for Haaretz, but this does not negate the fact that this contains some salient points from the Christian Zionist perspective. On May 23, pastors, ministers and priests at more than 1,500 churches in all 50 states and over 50 foreign countries will dedicate their Sunday services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Christian Aid Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/13/christian-aid-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 08:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-post by Cyrus of Christian Hate If you have overlooked the fact that this is Christian Aid week I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re in good company. There have been one or two distractions around. No little gnashing of teeth at CA HQ, I suspect. Not that such a very political charity can really complain about being upstaged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. Presbyterian Church&#8217;s Renewed Attack on Israel</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/13/presbyterian-churchs-renewed-attack-israel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 06:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previous related posts here. Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs The 2006 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church repudiated the anti-Zionist narrative affirmed by the previous gathering of this assembly in 2004. This repudiation, however, did not stop the denomination&#8217;s elected officials, staffers, and so-called peace activists from using the church&#8217;s resources to demonize Israel. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting For Justice In Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hat-tip Jospeh:]]></description>
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		<title>Messianic Jews in Israel Seek Public Apology for Attack</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/27/messianic-jews-israel-seek-public-apology-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For background reading on this case, see here and here. ASSIST News Service By Jeremy Reynalds Correspondent for ASSIST News Service ISTANBUL (ANS) &#8212; After a final court hearing in Israel last week, a church of Messianic Jews awaits a judge’s decision that could force an ultra-orthodox Jewish organization to publicly apologize to them for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Links to my postings on Middle East issues coming to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/15/links-to-my-postings-on-middle-east-issues-coming-to-the-presbyterian-church-u-s-a-general-assembly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Presbyterian Church (USA) will debate numerous proposals regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict at its upcoming General Assembly scheduled to take place in Minneapolis in early July 2010. To give you the flavour, one resolution calls for the church to convict Israel of the crime of “apartheid”. Previous posts can be found here and here. Anyway, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Bishop Giacomo Babini suggests that Jews are behind the current criticism of the Catholic church&#8217;s record on tackling clerical sex abuse.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh man this one&#8217;s just simply bizarre and deeply unhelpful at best and has absolutely errupted: TheJC An Italian website, which quoted an Italian bishop as saying Jews were behind the criticism of the Catholic Church over sex abuse claims, has upheld the quotes. The Catholic website Pontifex published comments from Bishop Giacomo Babini, 81, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Zionism = Anti-Semitsm?</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/11/antizionism-antisemitsm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two cross-posts in one hit. The first looking at the ascension of Anti-Zionism within Christendom, and the second exploring anti-Zionism as a precursor of anti-Semitism. First from Vee over at the Living Journey Blog The lines are being drawn&#8230; Carla has written an outstanding post about a group of theological movers and shakers that she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Zionist Theologians, Churches, Christians and Their Impact.</title>
		<link>http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/05/anti-zionist-theologians-churches-christians-and-their-impact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst Stephen Sizer continues his obsessive &#8220;anti-Zionist&#8221; campaign from his own peculiar theological position, he today appears to physically pee himself laughing, for &#8216;ticking off&#8217; and &#8216;raising the blood pressure&#8217; of Mark Tooley. Nice. As has been noted on this blog previously, anti-Zionist theologians and churches have the potential to create an existential threat to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Of all the times for Catholics, Jews and Anglicans to be at each others throats, during Easter &amp; Pesach, no less.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the times for Catholics, Jews and Anglicans to be at each others throats, during Easter &#38; Pesach, no less. Heartbreaking really, what love among us.]]></description>
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		<title>Shi&#8217;a Wakf claims that Ezekiel&#8217;s shrine is Muslim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For background reading on the Ezekel&#8217;s tomb ongoing saga, see here, here, here and here. Cross-post Point of no Return In the week that Jews read the Biblical story of Ezekiel&#8217;s valley of dry bones, there are resurgent fears that the Shi&#8217;a Wakf (religious endowment) wishes to turn the shrine of the Jewish Prophet Ezekiel [...]]]></description>
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