WN: Evangelical pastor told to leave Israel - Jerusalem Post

[WorthyNewsBot]

An American evangelical pastor and his wife who have been living in Israel for nearly two decades have been ordered to leave the country within two weeks, after their request for permanent residency was turned down, officials said on Thursday.

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[nebula]

[amor]

There are plenty of Palestinian Christian refugees around who were actually born in Israel, but aren't allowed to live there? do you pray for them? Or does being an American Christian somehow more special?

[nebula]

When I think about them - yes.

So, do you pray for the south Korean missionaries being held captive in Afghanistan?

Do you pray for the Christian refugees of Sudan?

Edited August 18, 2007 by nebula

[Vickilynn]

There are plenty of Palestinian Christian refugees around who were actually born in Israel, but aren't allowed to live there? do you pray for them? Or does being an American Christian somehow more special?

Shalom,

The Palestinians were evicted from land that Biblically belongs to the Jewish people. I know that is horribly unfair to the those Palestinians who were born in Israel and had their families there for decades, but it is the Biblical truth that the land belongs to the Jews.

Also, the Palestinians were not evicted for preaching the Gospel as this family is.

When I went to Israel, our tour guide was a Palestinian Christian and he was very vocal about the Palestinian plight, and it is a very valid one! They are refugees! And yes, we should pray for them as well as those American's who are there to preach the Gospel, such as this couple that is being evicted from the country.

If you are one who is acquainted with being evicted from your home, I would think that you would be empathetic to this couple and all they are going through for Messiah's sake.

[Guest shiloh357]

There are plenty of Palestinian Christian refugees around who were actually born in Israel, but aren't allowed to live there? do you pray for them? Or does being an American Christian somehow more special?

amor,

There are also plenty of Palestinian Christians living in Israel and many of them aid abet Muslim terrorists and share in the same agenda to see Israel dismantled. There is a good reason why Israel doesn't let every Palestinian Christian into the fold.

Israel is not obligated to do so, anyway. Israel did not make them refugees and Israel is not morally or legally obligated to solve a refugee problem they did not create.

I can imagine I pray for the Muslim and Christian Palestinians more than you do. You don't care about them anyway, so there is no need for your fake outrage. The only time you care about the Palestians is when you can use them to smear Israel. You are nothing but a fraud. You needn't parade around here like you are possess some "Christian" concern in all of this. I don't buy it at all.

[Janakev]

So much for being the "sole democracy" in the Middle East...

[Guest shiloh357]

So much for being the "sole democracy" in the Middle East...

what does this issue have to do with being a democracy? Israel is a sovereign nation, as such has the right to say who can or cannot stay in their country. The US deports people all the time for various reasons. Does that mean we are no longer a democracy?

This situation is unfortunate and I disagree with the Israeli governmental department repsonsible for making this decision (please note that I did not indict the entire government or nation), but it is their right to make it.

[Janakev]

So much for being the "sole democracy" in the Middle East...

what does this issue have to do with being a democracy? Israel is a sovereign nation, as such has the right to say who can or cannot stay in their country. The US deports people all the time for various reasons. Does that mean we are no longer a democracy?

This situation is unfortunate and I disagree with the Israeli governmental department repsonsible for making this decision (please note that I did not indict the entire government or nation), but it is their right to make it.

Ah, I see. When Israel does it, it's within its rights.

I also don't see the US deporting people who preach a religious message.

[Guest yod]

So much for being the "sole democracy" in the Middle East...

what does this issue have to do with being a democracy? Israel is a sovereign nation, as such has the right to say who can or cannot stay in their country. The US deports people all the time for various reasons. Does that mean we are no longer a democracy?

This situation is unfortunate and I disagree with the Israeli governmental department repsonsible for making this decision (please note that I did not indict the entire government or nation), but it is their right to make it.

Ah, I see. When Israel does it, it's within its rights.

I also don't see the US deporting people who preach a religious message.

America should deport those who are preaching a violent religious message but we don't...Israel is a very tiny sovereign nation surrounded by her enemies. That is a very different situation than ours, in case you didn't know...

If this were in Palestinian territory, these people would have just been beheaded in the first week they arrived but I don't hear you or amor protesting arab dictatorships like that?

I'm somewhat familiar with this case and with these people. This signals a disturbing new trend of Orthodox interference in the government recently. They are afraid because so many jews are becoming disciples of Yeshua...including the lawyer representing this couple. The people of Israel don't hold the same views as the Orthodox who are reacting to the threat posed by those whom they define as "missionaries".