The National Council of Churches last week condemned the anti-Semitism of Iran’s president (whose name I seem to have a mental block about spelling):
In opposition to such incomprehensible hatred, all people of faith and good will must stand firm in their rejection of Mr. Ahmadinejad’s views. We at the National Council of Churches USA deplore these views.
In the face of Mr. Ahmadinejad’s call for the obliteration of Israel, the National Council of Churches USA reaffirms its support for the security of the State of Israel, alongside a viable Palestinian State. We also reaffirm our respect for Judaism and our friendship with the Jewish people.
Props for not using any weasel words at all. The language of this press release is quite clear, and welcome.
From their boilerplate:
The National Council of Churches USA is composed of 35 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historic African American and peace communions representing 45 million Christians in 100,000 local congregations in the United States.
Good to know, and better that there’s a group out there that can’t be slammed with the false charge that they’re only interested in Israel because of that whole Rapture thing.
I’ve got a post brewing in the pot about Jews and Christians, but it’s not there yet. Perhaps it will come out over the long weekend.
This is genuinely surprising. Normally the NCC is not known for taking any kind of pro-Israel stance.