Tag Archives: Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel

“First they came …” the progressive Australian version

Now, as so many times before, they are coming for Palestinians, and when we speak up, we’re told that we’re antisemites who only pretend to care about genocide because we hate Jews.

To which we say, “Huh? Have you even met us?” Continue reading

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Sermon: No peace without forgiveness

But, as always when I preach about forgiveness, I want to warn about forgiveness that is offered too easily. We know only too well that throughout history the church has demanded that victims forgive their abusers, even if those abusers continue to abuse. Continue reading

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