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Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society
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Bill Levinson
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Nonetheless, entities like the Presbyterrorist Church USA insist on supporting these Islamofascist CHRIST KILLERS. http://www.omdurman.org/crucify.html
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my bretheren, ye have done it unto me." (Matthew 25:40) No recourse to Christian theology is necessary to understand the truth of this statement. If someone kills someone's student, he is killing part of the teacher's work and therefore part of the teacher's life. If someone burns someone's book, he is destroying part of that person's work. When Saudi Arabia burns or shreds Bibles, it is destroying Jesus' work and therefore part of Jesus' life.
Every time an Islamofascist cuts off a Christian's head, hangs a Christian, or crucifies a Christian as is done in Sudan, the Islamofascist is also killing part of Jesus' work and therefore part of Jesus life. As shown by the above statement from the New Testament, this is the same as killing Jesus himself so Islamofascists are truly the Twenty-First Century's Christ Killers.
Posted by: Bill Levinson on December 16, 2005 04:57 PM
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rocky
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The Palestinian christian community was over 10% in 1940, but now it is only about 1%.
This fact speaks volumes about the aggressive and intimidating nature of Islam.
The best proof that islam is nothing short of a tyranny is its abysmal record concerning treatment of religious minorities. The intimidation stories I hear from OA occupied territories are similar to Pakistan. Coincidence? Not at all, horror stories from the treatment of Christians in Pakistan, Indonesia, Sudan, etc. abound for those who want to hear.
The alternative for Christians in those places is conversion of emigration. At this rate the Palestinians will be a 100% Muslim bunch in a very short time. I hope that by then, al maks fallen, all pretentions vanished, we have opened our eyes and have declared an all-out war against them like they deserve.
Posted by: rocky on December 17, 2005 01:12 AM
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rocky
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Sorry, PA occupied territories, not OA.
Posted by: rocky on December 17, 2005 01:13 AM
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Leonard
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rocky is aboslutely right - whereas Israel is a pluralistic society that protects and respects people of all religious denominations paricularly with preservation and access of Churches, Mosques , Bahai shrine etc there is no future for Christians and people who are not of the Muslum faith under Palestinian rule. Witness the burning of the Synagogues in Gaza, and the destruction of them in the old city in 1948/49. Once Hamas's intolerant fundamentalist brand of Islam like the Taliban takes over as is currently happening in the territories it will become a terrifying time for the remnants of the Christian communities there. This is something that the various Christian Churches in the UK and Europe fail to take on board in their love affair with the Palestinian cause. Bethlehem which I had previously visited many time before is now in Palestinian hands - and is pretty much a " no go" area. Most of the Christians of the Lebanon now live in exile.
Posted by: Leonard on December 17, 2005 06:10 AM
Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society
Justus Reid Weiner, JCPA
On the heels of the Gaza disengagement, which was intended to empower the Palestinian Authority to improve the lives of its people, few journalists have reported on the acutely trying times facing the Christians residing in areas "governed" by the Palestinian Authority. In his book, Professor Weiner, Scholar in Residence at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, provides an in-depth look into the nearly uninterrupted persecution of Christians throughout the decade since the Oslo peace process began.
Living amidst a xenophobic Muslim population plagued by endemic violence bordering on anarchy, the Christians have shrunk to less than 1.7 percent of the population in the Palestinian areas. “Tens of thousands have abandoned their holy sites and ancestral properties to live abroad, while those who remain do so as a beleaguered and dwindling minority," Weiner said.
"Their plight is, in part, attributable to the adoption of Muslim religious law (Sharia) in the Constitution of the Palestinian Authority. Moreover, the Christians have been abandoned by their religious leaders who, instead of protecting them, have chosen to curry favor with the Palestinian leadership." Professor Weiner's book reveals and analyzes why this persecution - largely ignored by the international community, the media, and even the human rights organizations - has metastasized to the extent that it threatens the very existence of this 2000-year-old community.
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Professor Weiner earned his Juris Doctor degree at the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law and is a member of the Israel and New York Bar Associations. Weiner previously taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Boston University Law School. Currently he teaches courses on international and comparative law at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His scholarship has appeared in leading law journals and intellectual magazines.
Posted by Ted Belman at December 16, 2005 04:24 PM