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With the passage of this resolution, the UCCās General Synod has revealed itself to be a bystander to anti-Jewish violence in the Holy Land, and a promoter of a dishonest narrative that justifies violence against Jews in the rest of the world.
The resolution speaks in vague terms about the evils of āsupersessionismā and antisemitism, but does not acknowledge the role these ideologies play in fomenting hostility toward Jews and Israel in Muslim-majority environments in the Middle East ā nor the UCCās own role in fomenting this hatred.
The UCC resolutionā the latest in a long list of antisemitic attacks ā portrays the Jewish state as a singular source of sin and suffering in the Holy Land, recapitulating many of the messages Christians have offered about the Jewish people and their institutions over the past 2,000 years, even as the faith attempts to distance itself from this history.
āAt a time when Jews are being physically attacked worldwide for their solidarity with Israel, suffering violence that clearly crosses the line from criticism of Israeli policies into blatant antisemitism, one could rightfully expect an American Christian church to be more guarded in its judgments,ā said Rabbi Noam Marans, Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations for the American Jewish Committee.
āWhere in this resolution for a ājust peaceā is there any mention of Israelās relentless pursuit of peace for 73 years?,ā Marans asked.
Two things need to happen in response to the passage of the resolution. First, itās time to convene a Beit Din to render a judgement on the UCCās decades-long war against the Jews and their state.
Second, itās time for rank-and-file Jews to reach out to local UCC churches and tell them that while the resolution was passed without any real input from the laity in the denomination, the people in the pews are ultimately responsible for the lies broadcast by their leaders in Cleveland and affirmed by the General Synod.
The Beit Din could and should declare that the UCC has repeatedly violated the prohibition against ātalebearingā and against standing idly by when oneās neighbor is threatened. These prohibitions are articulated in Leviticus 19:6.
The UCC has also violated the prohibition against bearing false witness, as delineated in Exodus 20:13.
In sum, the UCC engages in talebearing by retailing and repeating lies and propaganda produced by Israelās enemies; it bears false witness by omitting crucial information about the Arab-Israeli conflict in its so-called peacemaking resolutions; and it stands idly by the blood of its neighbor by refusing to condemn Palestinian terrorism and the lies used to justify it.
(full article online)
The resolution speaks in vague terms about the evils of āsupersessionismā and antisemitism, but does not acknowledge the role these ideologies play in fomenting hostility toward Jews and Israel in Muslim-majority environments in the Middle East ā nor the UCCās own role in fomenting this hatred.
The UCC resolutionā the latest in a long list of antisemitic attacks ā portrays the Jewish state as a singular source of sin and suffering in the Holy Land, recapitulating many of the messages Christians have offered about the Jewish people and their institutions over the past 2,000 years, even as the faith attempts to distance itself from this history.
āAt a time when Jews are being physically attacked worldwide for their solidarity with Israel, suffering violence that clearly crosses the line from criticism of Israeli policies into blatant antisemitism, one could rightfully expect an American Christian church to be more guarded in its judgments,ā said Rabbi Noam Marans, Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations for the American Jewish Committee.
āWhere in this resolution for a ājust peaceā is there any mention of Israelās relentless pursuit of peace for 73 years?,ā Marans asked.
Two things need to happen in response to the passage of the resolution. First, itās time to convene a Beit Din to render a judgement on the UCCās decades-long war against the Jews and their state.
Second, itās time for rank-and-file Jews to reach out to local UCC churches and tell them that while the resolution was passed without any real input from the laity in the denomination, the people in the pews are ultimately responsible for the lies broadcast by their leaders in Cleveland and affirmed by the General Synod.
The Beit Din could and should declare that the UCC has repeatedly violated the prohibition against ātalebearingā and against standing idly by when oneās neighbor is threatened. These prohibitions are articulated in Leviticus 19:6.
The UCC has also violated the prohibition against bearing false witness, as delineated in Exodus 20:13.
In sum, the UCC engages in talebearing by retailing and repeating lies and propaganda produced by Israelās enemies; it bears false witness by omitting crucial information about the Arab-Israeli conflict in its so-called peacemaking resolutions; and it stands idly by the blood of its neighbor by refusing to condemn Palestinian terrorism and the lies used to justify it.
(full article online)
Time to Put the United Church of Christ on Trial for Antisemitism - Algemeiner.com
Earlier this month, the United Church of Christ (UCC)ās General Synod passed a āpeacemakingā resolution that declared Israel guilty of sins against the Palestinian people. The resolution repeats the narrative offered about the evils of the Jewish state broadcast by Palestinian Christians in the...
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