From Leopards eating my face The day my church canceled Me Was a Very Sad day

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13. I had no idea about the anti Israel position, either,

until the 10/7 attacks. I had never heard anyone express anti Israel views at the church before then.

I looked up the official statements of various denominations and found one by the PCUSA that stated that Israel had brought the attacks on itself. There was a response to that from the ADL (Anti Defamation League) and the PCUSA modified its official statement a little, but remained strongly opposed to Israel. I also learned while looking up that information that a PCUSA Middle East delegation had, in the past, held meetings with Hezbollah.

I had never heard of the Sabeel organization until then, either. But I discovered that the PCUSA is in full partnership with Sabeel. That means support for its policy of divestment from Israeli businesses and its long-term goal of one nation in the former British Palestine, which would mean the dissolution of Israel as a nation.

I'd already become disaffected by a new pastor at the church who showed more ego than spirituality in leadership. The anti Israel position was the last straw for me.

So I tried an Episcopal church, despite the fact that it is pretty high church IMO, because it is also liberal. But, the local priest and congregation turned out to be even more explicit in their anti Israel, pro Palestinian position, to the point of anti Jewish and pro Hamas comments that went unchallenged when made by some parishioners during a discussion. The priest led a local pro Palestinian protest calling for immediate ceasefire and divestment.

That ended my association with them, too.