Hundreds of New Testaments torched in Israel
"News accounts in Israel have quoted Uzi Aharon, the deputy mayor of Or-Yehuda, as saying he organized students who burned several hundred copies of the New Testament. The deputy mayor gave interviews to Israeli radio and television stations after word of the incident surfaced about two weeks ago."
This was actually organized by a deputy mayor, making it essentially a state function, though of course the action is officially condemned. This is a chilling reminder that no matter how fondly many Christians in America view Israel, that Israel is, after all, a part of the problem in the Middle East. From breaking treaties and bombing and bulldozing Palestinian settlements to Christian persecution, the Israelis are no friends of peace. Prayers go to the small population of Messianic Jews who live in Israel.
Pagan tomb under St. Peter's Basilica reopened
Several charcoal "graffiti" of designs and Latin inscriptions were left untouched to allow for further research. Scholars think the inscriptions might indicate Peter's tomb.
The entire article is interesting, but I found the small bit quoted above particularly fascinating. Whether the traditional burial place of Peter is truly the burial place of Peter or not has been hotly debated.
"News accounts in Israel have quoted Uzi Aharon, the deputy mayor of Or-Yehuda, as saying he organized students who burned several hundred copies of the New Testament. The deputy mayor gave interviews to Israeli radio and television stations after word of the incident surfaced about two weeks ago."
This was actually organized by a deputy mayor, making it essentially a state function, though of course the action is officially condemned. This is a chilling reminder that no matter how fondly many Christians in America view Israel, that Israel is, after all, a part of the problem in the Middle East. From breaking treaties and bombing and bulldozing Palestinian settlements to Christian persecution, the Israelis are no friends of peace. Prayers go to the small population of Messianic Jews who live in Israel.
Pagan tomb under St. Peter's Basilica reopened
Several charcoal "graffiti" of designs and Latin inscriptions were left untouched to allow for further research. Scholars think the inscriptions might indicate Peter's tomb.
The entire article is interesting, but I found the small bit quoted above particularly fascinating. Whether the traditional burial place of Peter is truly the burial place of Peter or not has been hotly debated.
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