Christian Zionism

Unpacking Christian Zionism with Rev. Dr. Don Wagner

By Dave Reed August 28, 2023 1

Eric Maddox from the Latitude Adjustment Podcast talks to Rev. Dr. Don Wagner about the role Christian Zionism plays in the persecution of Palestinians.

Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb (Photo: mitriraheb.org)

How the Bible has been used to colonize Palestine

By Jeff Wright August 16, 2023 6

Mitri Raheb’s latest book is a provocative examination of how the Bible has been used to support Israeli settler colonialism. “The land of Palestine is colonized by the use of military hardware that is justified by theological software,” he writes.

Image from Maya Zinshtein’s film, ‘Til Kingdom Come

‘Til Kingdom Come unpacks the power and politics of Christian Zionism

By Jeff Wright March 12, 2023 12

If one wonders how the nickels, dimes, and dollars collected in churches across the U.S. shape politics in Congress and Israel, director Maya Zinshtein’s film, ‘Til Kingdom Come, is required viewing.

Rev Dr Stephen Sizer (Photo: stephensizer.com)

U.K. cleric disciplined by the Church of England on charges of antisemitism brought by the Board of Deputies of British Jews

By Jeff Wright February 4, 2023 19

Although unable to find evidence of antisemitism, a Church of England tribunal banned Rev. Dr. Stephen Sizer, a noted critic of Christian Zionism, from clergy activities for 12 years.

United Methodists for Kairos Response activists demonstrate in support of divestment at the United Methodist General Conference in 2012.

“Neutrality is not a faithful response”: churches call Israeli apartheid by its name

By Mark Braverman July 28, 2022 1

Today we are witness to what can only be described as the unstoppable momentum of church opposition to Israel’s program of discrimination, dispossession, and ethnic cleansing. Together with the BDS call, the Kairos call from Palestinian churches has awakened the global church to the urgency of the Palestinian plight and to the theological imperative to act.

The Israeli apartheid wall in the West Bank town of Abu Dis on June 4, 2011. (Photo: Mahfouz Abu Turk/APA Images)

Another North American church denomination sees apartheid in Israel

By Jeff Wright February 25, 2022 6

Leaders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) issued a Pastoral Letter this week opposing Christian Zionism and saying “Israeli policies and practices that discriminate against Palestinians—Christians and Muslims alike—are consistent with the international definition of the crime of apartheid.”