Palestine
New Year, Same Struggle: Starting 2010 in Solidarity with Palestinians
Technically, I started the year in corporate worship and fellowship at my church. For those not familiar with the Black Church experience, we observe what we call Watch Night Service on New Year’s Eve every year. It’s a night for us to reflect on the past year’s journey and look forward to... »
Dear Donna Edwards: History will vindicate your vote
Photo Credit: The New Liberator.Com Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD) was the only Maryland Congressional Representative to vote against the AIPAC-produced House Resolution (H.Res 867) which called on the “President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the “Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza... »
President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize – But will he live up to it?
Photo Credit: LA Progressive.Com After nine months in office as President of the United States, President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 9, 2009 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Committee recognized him for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The award,... »
Ali Abunimah: “People in Gaza can’t wait for Barack Obama to get his act together!”
The most direct and impassioned message on the occupation of the Palestinian people and the complicity of the U.S. Administration in light of that occupation came from Ali Abunimah at the Sabeel Conference in Washington, DC last week. Ali is a Palestinian political activist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a online forum on... »
Remi Kanazi Performs Israel/America: A Rambling Poem
Great poem I caught last week on GRITtv. Pumped me up all the more for the upcoming Friends of Sabeel North America Conference focused on Christian thought and action with Palestinian Christians from October 1 – 3, 2009 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference is “Pursue... »
Rev. Jeremiah Wright is the worst person in the world?
According to MSNBC political analyst, Keith Olbermann, he is. In fact, according to Olbermann, Wright should turn in his clergy collar and and give his Bible to someone who has read it because “he is no longer by the stretch of anybody’s imagination a Man of God.” Pretty harsh words. The offense came... »
How about really having a Missionary on Missionary Sunday?
Sounds crazy right. For so long in the long religious history of my experience, Missionary Sunday has been a day for the church to highlight the charitable works of senior ladies who dress up in white on the 5th Sunday of the month to be recognized. As much as I value publicly... »
One people’s Independence Day is another people’s Nakba
Photo Credit: Coalition of Peace with Justice May 15th – a day with dual purpose and paradoxical response. It was on this day in 1948 that the nation of Israel was created. Jews around the world are celebrating today the birth of their nation. However, at the same time that they are... »
Searching for Middle East TRUTH during Sunday School
Photo Credit: Nerve.com Some of you remember my announcement not long ago that this month’s Sunday School at my church would be different than the norm. This month we’ve focused our energy on the issue of the Middle East and particularly Palestine/Israel. Before beginning this, I wasn’t sure how it would all turn... »
Excited About Sunday School? Yes!
As a preacher’s kid, you would think that I’d have an affable disposition related to Sunday School, but the truth of the matter is I’ve not really enjoyed Sunday School over the years. I’ve appreciated it. I’ve seen value in it, but I can’t say that there have been many times where I... »
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