An Open Letter from Christian Clergy from the Bethlehem Area

Israel is poised to illegally annex parts of the Palestinian West Bank. While many Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land have given up on international intervention, Christian leaders in Bethlehem remain committed to peace with justice, and call on the world to take decisive and concrete actions to stop this injustice and provide the conditions to restore hope for a future of justice and peace that this land deserves.

Kathryn ShihadahJuly 7, 2020christianity, annexation, human rights, bethlehemComment

Hispanic Catholic Bishops' Pilgrimage for Peace in the Holy Land

“The occupation and injustices must end. The violence and discrimination must end. Justice and human dignity demand that the two peoples and the three faiths share this Land.”

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 18, 2019catholic, hispanic, pilgrimage, christianityComment

ELCA Churchwide Assembly Passes Assembly Actions Related to Israel and Palestine

ELCA Lutheran as a body have a duty toward Palestine.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 9, 2019ELCA, lutheran, christianity, no way to treat a child, social gospel, augusta victoria hospitalComment

Special Report: Ten US Christian Denominations Now Sanction Israel

Not a fringe movement: more than 80 million church-going Americans belong to congregations that have endorsed sanctions against Israel for its violation of the human rights of Palestinians.

Israel is not as Christian-friendly as you think

Israel boasts of religious tolerance; Palestinians are accused of religious discrimination, but in both cases, the facts indicate otherwise.

"We are all chosen"

If we are all created equal, then it follows that we are all chosen. Let that sink in.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 14, 2018equality, chosen, christianity, ghandiComment

He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8 NRSV)