Free Republic

In recent years, a curious thing has happened among many left-leaning clergy and scholars in mainline Christians churches: They’ve embraced the Palestinian cause, vilified Israel, and held Jewish groups at arms length. Is it a case of old-fashioned anti-Semitism? Or is it something worse? Christian religious leaders and scholars from mainline churches are giving the Judeo-Christian heritage a new twist: Islam. Those with a left-wing bent have been working overtime in recent years to find common ground with Muslims – all, ironically, while holding Jewish groups at arms length. Across the country, they regularly participate in “interfaith dialogues” – a...

In the coming days, leaders of the Presbyterian Church USA will take up a controversial issue – whether to divest from Israel. Why do these Presbyterians think as they do? Their critics overlook the obvious: It’s because of what’s being taught in some Presbyterian seminaries, where future church leaders are inculcated with the moral and religious foundations that shape their world views. Leaders of the Presbyterian Church USA take up an old obsession in the coming days: Israel. They’re expected to vote on whether to divest from some multinationals doing business there – a controversial process launched at last year’s...