Posted on 03/22/2023 12:41:17 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
Two members of Israel's Knesset (parliament) recently introdcued legislation that would prohibit members of any religion from evangelizing, specifically trying to persuade or convert a person of a different faith, either through face-to-face conversations or through mail or online videos.
The bill specifically cites "missionary groups, mainly Christians," as part of the reason for the new prohibition.
According to All Israel News, the bill's primary objective "appears to be making it illegal for followers of Jesus ('Yeshua' in Hebrew) to explain why they believe that Jesus is both Messiah and God with the hope that Israelis might consider following Him."
The bill was introduced by Knesset Members Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher, who are ultra-orthodox Jews. The legislation, "Prohibition of Solicitation for Religious Conversion," would amend Israel's penal law from 1977 to say the following,
"(a) someone who solicits a person, directly, digitally, by mail, or online in order to convert his religion, the punishment – one year imprisonment; and if the person was a minor, the punishment – two years imprisonment.”
The proposal also says, "Recently, the attempts of missionary groups, mainly Christians, to solicit conversion of religion have increased.
"At times these attempts do not involve monetary promises or material gains and are therefore not illegal according to the current law, but the many negative repercussions, including psychological damages, warrant the intervention of the legislature."
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The same thing should be done to any claiming Torah is is the word of One. Or any that purport it to be holy.
Still not entering in themselves and struggling to keep any trying to enter into the Kingdom from doing so.
Exactly this. Every synagogue today really is a synagogue of Satan, but this effort seems a bit more ham-handed than is typical for him. Ideally, this would suggest real desperation is setting in.
They want might to take note of the fact that evangelical Christians in the US are the biggest supporters of Israel, including financially. It’s not American Jews, most of them would just as soon turn everything over to the Palestinians.
They are ultra Orthodox.
Amen!!!!
When the world is drenched in the fruit of lives turned over to depraved minds realize that even among the last days it is later now than it has ever been before.
Look up for Christ will be returning soon.
They take your money and laugh at you.
Won’t stop a thing. In fact, persecution tends to fan the flames of biblical evangelism to seek the lost with the Good News. Satan, through his lackeys, keeps making the same mistake over and over again.
True that. IMHO the Knesset wouldn’t even be considering this unless the reports we hear are true that many folks in Israel are turning to Jesus as their Savior.
“crucify them!!!”
If only Christians would love Jesus with as much fervor as these people hate Him.
AMEN!
So, the organization which calls itself “The International fellowship of Christians and Jews” needs not solicit for funds in Israel?
It has always confused me, Jesus was a Jew. Why the opposition, to Christians from Jews? I know the answer to that, but I pose it for our more secular commentators.
They’ve known for a long time that their evangelical supporters are chumps.
Yes we are, all around the World. This Bill has only been introduced. It’s like a Dem introducing a radical gun bill.
No that is a specific group. Yes, the Messianic Movement is growing in Israel, here and around the world . GOD is bringing his people back to him!
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