McLaren's New Book Release Count Down [and his pro-Palestinian pilgrimage]

As he counts down to the release date of his new book, A New Kind of Christianity, Brian McLaren has been blogging snippets and hearty endorsement and praises from his new book alongside updates from his Holy Land pilgrimage (if you got to www.brianmclaren.net and click on January you can read them all).

Accompanying Mclaren to Israel is his band of disciples, including Shane Claiborne and guest blogger, Greg Barrett, who writes that "until the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 it was illegal for Palestinians to protest the occupation of their land."

Their land? Not a surprising thing to read on McLaren's blog as he also writes repetitively about the "occupation of Palestine." I would have read more blog posts but began to feel nauseous as he seems to be more concerned with the nasty segregation walls than the reason this protection for the Israelis is necessary in the first place, and soon found myself wondering what would happen if he would accidentally bump into someone outspoken and knowledgable on his little peace and justice tour, like Jacob Prasch. Can you imagine?

Anyways, the following thing says it like it is...

“Brian McLaren’s Holy Land tour, whether deliberate or clueless, seems like just another Religious and Evangelical Left crusade to demonize Israel.”
-Mark Tooley, IRD President

-Evangelical Left Leader on Anti-Israel Pilgrimage
The Institute on Religion and Democracy
www.theird.org

Since Brian McLaren is so excited about the power of questions, I have an exciting, powerful question for him.

Question: To whom does the land of Israel belong?

Answer: See here:

The Land of Israel - To whom does it belong?
by Dr. David R. Reagan
www.lamblion.com

More answers here (I know, I know, the ECers do not want answers, however, these are the faqs):

Israel and Jerusalem Facts
www.moriel.org

History in a Nutshell
www.conceptwizard.com

The Occupation of Palestine
www.contenderministries.org

[Note: "This is a history lesson: the term “Palestine” was a common term used even by Jewish people, and it is only recent situations in the Middle East that have created a need to adjust the terminology." - Ariel Ministries]

Oh, and here's one more related thing:

“Emergent Church” guru Brian McLaren is a key figure on the Evangelical Left who is trying shift Evangelicals, who are America’s most pro-Israel demographic, into a more neutralist stance. Currently, he is leading a delegation through Israel and “Palestine” to broadcast the sins of Israeli oppression against Palestinians by “listening, learning, thinking, observing, reflecting.” His blog is providing daily updates of his discoveries, all of which confirm his previously often declared bias against Israel...
-The Anti-Israel Revelation
frontpagemag.com

I suppose this is one more instance of McLaren's unorthodox interpretation of God's Word, and one more good reason to not buy his new book.

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For more biblical answers, also watch:

Jewish Arab Reconciliation
Jacob Prasch: How the Jew and Arab will be reconciled in Biblical prophecy, and looks at the prophetic purposes of God both for the Arab nations and the Jewish nation, all descended from Abraham.
www.radiofreechurch.com

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Related article:

The Anti-Israel Revelation
www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com