Pro Palestine Protestors Block Philadelphia Pride Parade

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106. I hadn't heard of Sabeel. This is interesting.

Reading about the history of Sabeel and its connection to mainline Protestant churches, I'm reflecting....

1. Most Christian churches are involved to one degree or another in mission work. It sounds like Sabeel is another example of churches picking up causes that promote evangelizing about Christianity in various parts of the world. Their goal is always to convert more people to Christianity.

2. Antisemitism runs through American culture like a thread that is woven into the fabric of our society. Christian churches may consider themselves progressive but ultimately they are Christian and there's a deep history of Christians oppressing Jews. Nothing new.

3. It seems like all this has been flying under the radar but since October 2023 it's blasted into public consciousness. In my experience, mainline Protestant churches are risk-averse and don't like bad publicity. I expect the Sabeel movement may have hit its peak.