Scripture Reading for December 12, 2015
Torah: Genesis 41:1 – 44:17, “Miketz” (At the end of … ) Haftorah: Zechariah 2:10 – 4:7 New Testament: Romans 10:1 – 13 Gospel: John 3:1 – 21, “Nocdimon” (Nicodemus …)
Moderate Islam’s Real Litmus Test? Israel
By Liel Leibovitz, Tablet— Has the American Dream a better ambassador than Syed Farook? The father of suspected San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook arrived from Pakistan in 1973, determined to make a better life for himself and his family. He earned a degree in engineering, worked hard, and raised his children; one of them,…
70% of Muslims Support Democrat Party, Pew Reports as Trump Calls for Ban on Entrance to US
By Christian Post— As GOP frontrunner Donald Trump stirred controversy this week by saying he would bar Muslims from entering the U.S., the Pew Research Center noted that a majority of American Muslims prefer the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. A growing percentage of American immigrants are Muslim — with their percentage doubling from…
Netanyahu most popular world leader among evangelical Christians in the US
By Ahuva Balofsky, Breaking Israel News— A new Brookings Institution survey, conducted last month, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is overall the third-most admired world leader among Americans. The survey, the results of which were released Friday, examined the attitude of Americans regarding Israel and the Middle East. Opinions varied significantly among different groups,…
Vatican calls on Catholics to stop trying to convert Jews
By Times of Israel— Jews can secure eternal salvation without converting to Christianity, senior Catholic theologians said in a report published Thursday, in the latest refinement of their stance on a vexed theological issue. Addressing a question that has long blighted relations between the two faiths, the report also unequivocally stated that the Catholic Church…
Trump cancels Israel trip, will meet PM ‘after I become president’
By Times of Israel— Controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced Thursday he was “postponing” his Israel trip, saying he would meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he is “elected US president.” The GOP front-runner, who has drawn scads of criticism for a proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US, was scheduled to meet…