Posted on 05/10/2020 9:12:57 AM PDT by FewsOrange
Israel is reportedly threatening to remove GOD TV channel just one week after its launch, claiming it is proselytizing.
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GOD TV began airing the 24/7 Hebrew-language "Shelanu TV" channel last week on Israel's HOT cable network ...
“Today we made history! For the first time ever, a Messianic television channel is broadcasting the Gospel across Israel in the Hebrew language,” GOD-TV said in a statement April 29. “Shelanu translates to ‘Ours’ in Hebrew. We want every person in Israel to know, not a foreign Messiah, but a Jewish one! His name is Yeshua and He has not forgotten His people," it continued.
But on Tuesday, Israeli Communications Minister David Ansalem said in a statement he was not aware that a license was granted to GOD TV, adding he "will not allow any missionary channel to operate in Israel, at no time and under no circumstances.”
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"If indeed this channel does missionary work, it be removed immediately," the statement said.
Proselytizing to anyone under 18 years old without parental consent is against the law in Israel, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and the terms of the license issued to Shelanu, prohibit missionary programming. ...
Shelanu's station manager said it's "been a challenging process" and asked for financial support on GOD TV's website "to produce relevant and dynamic content that will grab the attention of the Israeli people and open their eyes to the truth of their Messiah, Yeshua."
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Michael Brown, a Messianic Jewish radio host, announced in a video on Tikkun International's website that the new channel will "preach the gospel of Jesus the Messiah in Hebrew on cable TV for the first time in history."
Israeli outlets report Christian channels Daystar and Middle East Television both broadcast on Israel's YES satellite TV and do not proselytize.
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Imperfect as it is we are grateful to have some semblance of freedom of religion in this country.
MUCH more than "a different opinion", boychik. A forceful condemnation of a religion, labeling it deficient, suggesting its replacement, is not offering a different opinion. And I'll use as many words as I feel like---what are you, a word counting overseer or something? Go pound sand.
You just gave your approval to Communist China.
Comparing Hinduism to Christianity? Do you know to he Bible?
So, you're saying the State of Israel is a Jewish State, opposed to Christianity and other religions, with the right to keep out alien people and ideas (including religion.)
Okay. But let's start calling the State of Israel what it is: a theocracy. And a theocracy is not a free democracy.
Autocorrect strikes again the Bible
I never compared Hinduism to Christianity. I used Hinduism to illustrate a non-Jewish religion to Israel, just as Christianity is a non-Jewish religion. I know MY Bible, not yours. I don't know Hindu religious texts either. I have no reason to know either one.
Are these preacher kooks holding a gun to your head? To the contrary, it is the very definition of a different opinion. You just happen to especially not like it so you want to label it as something worse.
And I never said you can’t use as many words as you feel like, I merely observe that your snowflake whine-fest could have been stated more succinctly.
We must obey God rather than men.
The darkness hates the light.
That works both ways for equally historic reasons
Unfortunately that is exactly who they refer to.
But their government will issue grants to produce movies that promote “alternative lifestyles” that are semi-pornographic.
Fascinating how many people commenting above oppose freedom of religion.
Viewers are not coerced to watch, and many choices are available at any time. If one broadcast offends, a simple turn of the dial or a few button clicks takes you to another. You can also turn it off, or better yet pitch it out the window (if you live on the ground floor) At least that’s the way I’ve always seen it work.
Is anything about Judaism permissible? If so, what subtopics considered off limits? Another thing, there are variants of Judaism; where do you draw the line? Finally, what about atheists? They proselytize as much as anybody.
I think mutual tolerance is the best policy, but maybe we should ask a Rabbi?
That was my point. This is and Israeli matter being argued by Israelis as members of a sovereign nation. Doesn’t matter what the rest of us think. As for me, I think it is a miracle that from its inception, its leaders have tried to be both a Jewish state and have freedom of religion. An almost impossible task, and if they err occasionally to one side or the other, it is understandable.
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature unless they are under age 18.
Must be the Revised Government of Israel version of the bible.
Does that apply on the Temple Mount?
How the Han are ruled is none of my business.
I prefer to think of Israel as an ethnostate with some theocratic features - since Jews who are atheists by conviction enjoy right of return and the protection of the State, but cannot (for example) marry without approval of the religious authorities.
And of course it is not a "free democracy", how could it be? Allowing a situation to arise where non-Jews could outvote Jews would eliminate the entire purpose of teh State and would be criminally irresponsible.
Do what you got to do. But looks like you won’t be doing it in Israel.
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