Comments on: Jews Who Follow Jesus Attacked By Jews Who Choose Not To, In Israel. http://www.independentconservative.com/2007/03/26/christian_jews_attacked/ The Independent Conservative saying what needs to be said! Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:35:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: healtheland http://www.independentconservative.com/2007/03/26/christian_jews_attacked/comment-page-1/#comment-5023 healtheland Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:06:18 +0000 http://www.independentconservative.com/?p=1294#comment-5023 Wow, do not know what is wrong with me this morning; I totally misread the entire article. The writer is a Christian who OPPOSES the law. Oh well. It is still good background reading. But here is another link: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17716/israel-shas-seeks-harsher-punishment-for-missionaries Here is another article, that recently ran in the Jerusalem Post but now has mysteriously vanished from its archives: http://www.americanintifada.com/2007/03/03-15-06.htm Wow, do not know what is wrong with me this morning; I totally misread the entire article. The writer is a Christian who OPPOSES the law. Oh well. It is still good background reading. But here is another link: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17716/israel-shas-seeks-harsher-punishment-for-missionaries

Here is another article, that recently ran in the Jerusalem Post but now has mysteriously vanished from its archives: http://www.americanintifada.com/2007/03/03-15-06.htm

]]> By: healtheland http://www.independentconservative.com/2007/03/26/christian_jews_attacked/comment-page-1/#comment-5022 healtheland Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:59:06 +0000 http://www.independentconservative.com/?p=1294#comment-5022 "there are some in Israel who are attempting to make Christian missionary work illegal there." Actually, it is already illegal to do Christian missionary work in Israel, punishable by up to five years in jail, and has been since 1977 (when it was passed on Christmas Day). What they are doing now is trying to strengthen an existing law. Here is a Jewish site that defends the law, falsely claiming that it only refers to "buying converts": http://www.amfi.org/heartbeat/hbmay98.htm, as Christian missionary groups in Israel are often accused of getting poor immigrants to Israel from Russia and Africa to convert by giving them money. “there are some in Israel who are attempting to make Christian missionary work illegal there.” Actually, it is already illegal to do Christian missionary work in Israel, punishable by up to five years in jail, and has been since 1977 (when it was passed on Christmas Day). What they are doing now is trying to strengthen an existing law. Here is a Jewish site that defends the law, falsely claiming that it only refers to “buying converts”: http://www.amfi.org/heartbeat/hbmay98.htm, as Christian missionary groups in Israel are often accused of getting poor immigrants to Israel from Russia and Africa to convert by giving them money.

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