by John Ellis One of history’s ironies sits in the United Nations’ art garden at their New York City headquarters. Titled Let Us Beat Swords into Ploughshares, the Soviet Union gifted the U.N. the sculpture referencing Isaiah 2:4 by famed Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich on December 4, 1959. Obviously, the Soviet Union had zero intention … Continue reading Christians Should Do More than Pray for Peace; Christians Should Also Denounce Trump’s War in Iran
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Palestine and Israel, Chapter 2 (part 1): The Balfour Declaration’s Foundation of Deceit
Sharif Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz “His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish People, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Chapter 2 (part 1): The Balfour Declaration’s Foundation of Deceit
Palestine and Israel, Introduction: Justice Is Rarely a Two-Way Street
by John Ellis On April 29, 1956, Ro’i Rotberg, regional commander of the security forces for the kibbutz Nahal Oz, was killed in a planned ambush. On horseback, Rotberg attempted to chase off a group of Palestinians from Gaza who were reaping wheat from the kibbutz’s field. He was shot by hidden assailants and then … Continue reading Palestine and Israel, Introduction: Justice Is Rarely a Two-Way Street
Practically Known Theology 