After our church service today, over a cup of tea I chatted with an elderly man who I know to be a lovely gracious person. In the course of our conversation, I was flabbergasted when he told me he was pro-Israel and accused the BBC of being antisemitic! I tried to explain why I totally disagreed with him, but he wouldn't listen. I'll show him your essay and see what he says.
I have a neighbour who avidly attends church and loves her church 'family', but my god does she literally put her hands over her ears when I mildly mention the horrors going on in Gaza, it's really disturbing. I asked what they at church say about Gaza, 'we pray'. Okay, not helping is it, I replied.
Thanks for this, it's incredibly sinister. Not surprised at all and it gets worse by the day. I cancelled our TV licence many years ago when our aerial snapped, never looked back to say the least. BDS, yep, there's a good channel on YouTube called 'ethical consumer' which covers all sorts of unethical products and companies to avoid.
Worrying times especially I fear for our young people, wars are waged all the time but this is different, with people being locked up for speaking out and tech being used to spy on and potentially control people. Such a shame the world could have been such a great place, not just a mini paradise for a few greedy, evil, two legged good for nothings.
After our church service today, over a cup of tea I chatted with an elderly man who I know to be a lovely gracious person. In the course of our conversation, I was flabbergasted when he told me he was pro-Israel and accused the BBC of being antisemitic! I tried to explain why I totally disagreed with him, but he wouldn't listen. I'll show him your essay and see what he says.
I have a neighbour who avidly attends church and loves her church 'family', but my god does she literally put her hands over her ears when I mildly mention the horrors going on in Gaza, it's really disturbing. I asked what they at church say about Gaza, 'we pray'. Okay, not helping is it, I replied.
Most mainline churches are critical of Israel's flouting of international law and treatment of Palestinians and advocate for peace.
My friend seems to think, wrongly in my opinion, that the State of Israel is the same as the Israel in the Bible.
FYI https://churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/our-views/church-of-scotland-in-israel-and-palestine
Thanks for this, it's incredibly sinister. Not surprised at all and it gets worse by the day. I cancelled our TV licence many years ago when our aerial snapped, never looked back to say the least. BDS, yep, there's a good channel on YouTube called 'ethical consumer' which covers all sorts of unethical products and companies to avoid.
Worrying times especially I fear for our young people, wars are waged all the time but this is different, with people being locked up for speaking out and tech being used to spy on and potentially control people. Such a shame the world could have been such a great place, not just a mini paradise for a few greedy, evil, two legged good for nothings.