Posted on 05/16/2011 8:46:10 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
The motives behind Glenn Beck’s recent trip to Israel now make more sense with his announcement Monday morning that he will be holding a major rally in Israel this summer.
“I believe I’ve been asked to stand — in Jerusalem,” Beck told his audience recounting a list of times in history when people and nations failed to stand with the Jewish people. Beck explained, as he has often in the last year, how the life and thinking of the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer has influenced him: “He asked people to stand for the Jewish people.” He told of Bonhoeffer’s call for pastors to stand with him. Only six did.
Beck detailed current challenges facing the nation — “Things in Israel are going to get bad…it’s only a matter of time.”
“They are going to attack the center of our faith, our common faith, and that is Jerusalem. And it won’t be with bullets or bombs. It will be with a two-state solution that cuts off Jerusalem, the old city, to the rest of the world.”
“It is time to return inside the walls that surround Jerusalem and stand with people of all faiths all around the world.”
The event will unfold under the designation “Restoring Courage,” with a clear intention that it serve as a step forward from last summer’s “Restoring Honor” rally held on 8/28 in Washington, D.C.
Beck explained that final dates and details are still coming together. He expects that there will be a full week of activities in Israel. There will also be ways for people to participate from here in the United States.
As full details become available they will be posted on Beck’s e-mail newsletter.
Beck explained that a trip like this will be “really expensive” for anyone wanting to participate. He said his team has been working on putting together packages that will make the trip as affordable as possible for as many as possible.
“I don’t know how many people will come,” he said, “But if we can gather seven then we’ll have one more than Dietrich Bonhoeffer did.”
Think maybe there isn’t so much time left for second guessing.
We all need to look in our own mirrors to find evidence of ‘blantant contradictions’.Beck in Israel to support non-violent support for Israel with a rally then whats wrong with that? Let him trail blaze with it and see what happens.What do critics accomplish of great deeds anyway? Nada!
What puts Beck above any criticism? What makes this such a great deed and not a publicity stunt? I am curious what is going to happen if Americans are killed over their because things have a tendency to explode on a regular basis in Israel. Are we as a nation going to be forced to get involved in a retaliation which used to be our standard when Americans are killed by terrorists over seas?
We all need to look in our own mirrors to find evidence of ‘blantant contradictions’
I don't need to look into my mirror. I am not trying to lead some quasi religious movement with no clear endgame. Feel free to idolize if you wish, but I don't think he would even like Free Republic. It isn't a Mercury Radio enterprise after all. Have a nice day you sick twisted freak.
bttt
The property behind my farm was rented by a farmer that put in field corn...after they cleared the field I would go in and glean the corn left on the ground or on the few standing stalkes....First time I threw the goats a bunch of field corn, they didn’t know how to eat it off the cob. But they learned fast, would chew off the kernels and leave a bare cob...It was funny the first few times watching them learn...
Kind of interesting in light of yesterday’s 0bama speech...
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Yep, as always.
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