Christians

'Sodom and Gomorrah': Christians slam 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony

One part of the ceremony included an homage to Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, which depicts the last time Jesus dined with his disciples before being crucified by Pontius Pilate.

By MAARIV
28/07/2024
 A counter protester waves an Israeli flag as students rally on Columbia University campus.

Top Christian universities condemn campus antisemitism and pledge safe haven for Jewish students

Two major Christian universities condemned campus antisemitism and promised safety for Jewish students, condemning hate and violence on campuses.

 Sculptor Alessandro Mutto working on the statue of Jesus.

‘Jesus Risen’ statue to be put up in Jerusalem

Monumental sculpture to be erected in the Old City’s Christian Quarter.

By GIL ZOHAR
21/07/2024
 Megumi Tabata at MDA headquarters in Jerusalem.

From Japan, with love: Japanese Christians donate ambulances to Israel

Tabata says that her trip to Israel – and meeting survivors of the October 7 massacre – will help her educate Japanese Christians, which will lead to more connections with Israel.

By LINDA GRADSTEIN
20/07/2024

80 years since deportation of Hungarian Jews: 'We stood by and didn't do enough'

One Hungarian politician, a resident of Paks, discussed the importance of the parade for recognition of the Jewish community, both past and present.

By JOSH ARONSON
17/07/2024

Rabbis and Christian leaders call for prayers after Trump shot at rally

Many senior religious leaders in the Evangelical stream of Christianity have also asked their followers to pray for Trump.

Quakers view the Palestinian narrative as just and righteous

The Quaker narrative is full of Holocaust inversion, slogans accusing Israel of apartheid and genocide, and highlighting the “good Jews” from Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP).

Legal scholar Noah Feldman on US Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state

Noah Feldman addressed the Lousiana case pushing to see the 10 commandments in classrooms, the diverse beliefs and attitudes of contemporary Jews when it comes to God, Israel and peoplehood.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
30/06/2024

Hundreds of residents from Israel's North plead not be be evacuated from Jerusalem hotel

"This coming Sunday, we are all supposed to leave the Yehuda Hotel, and we have nowhere to go," Nassimi explained. 

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

The lawsuit has longstanding precedent on its side: In 1980, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky state law mandating the Ten Commandments in all classrooms was unconstitutional.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
25/06/2024
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