“By means of this message, the ELCA recommits itself to the cause of human rights.”

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 11, 2019lutheran, elca, human rights, social gospelComment

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.

Kathryn ShihadahJuly 21, 2019christianity, boycott, bds, zionism, baptist, church of the united brethren, quakers, afsc, mennonite, presbyterian, catholic, unitarian universalist, united church of christ, united methodist, world communion of reformed churches, episcopal, elcaComment

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)