7-26-04 FreeGoodNews.com E-Letter

Hi-

In the past (and plan for the future, too) I've done hows from an Evangelical Christian position, on topics such as Islam, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, Evolution, recovery from homosexuality, etc. With shows on topics such as Islam, I try to clearly portray our common ground as well as differences. One of the first topics I'm currently working on has to do with the Israeli/Palestinian crisis in Israel, stemming from the Zionism program. What is the problem? What is the solution? What does religion have to do with it? It's a very sad situation, especially if you're a Palestinian in the occupied territories (some are Muslim's, some are Christians, and some are non-religious).

By the way, there is a free eye-opening book, from the Evangelical Christian (peace) position, at: http://www.bannerc.com/ (act now before the offer expires).

Before reading this, I had no idea of the existence of Palestinian Christians, and how that area is losing them due to the Israeli oppression. Truly, there is violent and criminal behavior on both sides, just like a gang feud in New York, only on a grander scale with more sophisticated weapons. Anyway, it's been an eye-opening study. My first TV guest on this subject is Doug Wilbanks, a Christian at my Church, Beaverton Christian Church. He has been active in peace demonstrations and has visited Israel, and he's been trying to bring awareness of all the human misery from there. America is in a position to do something, and we can do something if we wanted to.I could write much more, but that's all for this intro message.

...Bernie http://www.freegoodnews.com/
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