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A recent conference sought to promote peace for Palestinian Christians — but was marred by accusations of anti-Semitism. Christ at the Checkpoint USA, a four-day conference in Midwest City, Oklahoma, drew in about 150 evangelical Christians, Religion News Service reported. It was born out of a conference by the same name in at Bethlehem Bible…
Jeremy Corbyn, a Parliament member who is on track to become the head of Britain’s Labor Party, wrote a letter in support of a priest who claimed that Israel and wealthy Jews were behind the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Corbyn defended Rev. Stephen Sizer, who in February posted an article on Facebook…
An anti-Semitism claim against an Anglican vicar by the Board of Deputies of British Jews was resolved through mediation. The board brought the complaint against the Rev. Stephen Sizer to the Church of England a year ago, saying Sizer made anti-Semitic statements and published links to anti-Semitic websites, including links posted on his blog that…
The Jewish umbrella body in Britain lodged a complaint with church officials about an Anglican vicar whom they accuse of anti-Semitic speech. The Board of Deputies of British Jews filed the complaint against Reverend Stephen Sizer in connection with content that appeared on his website, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported. Sizer, a senior pastor of…
