“The big churches are using a very loud voice to malign, fabricate and twist the story,” says Rev. Peter Fast.
By: Etgar Lefkovits – Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il
A concerted effort is underway by some mainstream churches to convince evangelical Christians to be less supportive of Israel, the incoming head of an evangelical organization headquartered in Jerusalem says.
Rev. Peter Fast, CEO-elect of Bridges for Peace, spoke in an interview with JNS on [last] Tuesday.
The remarks come two months after the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem lambasted Israeli restrictions on the number of worshippers allowed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem for the Holy Fire ceremony over Easter.
News agencies fanned the criticism worldwide, only to have it later emerge that a church engineer had requested the limitations over safety concerns.
“The big churches are using a very loud voice to malign, fabricate and twist the story to make Israel look like a human rights violator and oppressor of faith,” Fast told JNS.
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