I have been a Christian in Israel. a couple times now. I went to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, featured in the video, and it was a huge turn-off to see the massive ritualism and formalism in practicing faith.
Having ties with several communities in Jerusalem Baptist, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox it was sad to watch how CBS portrayed the issues facing the church as a result of the wall. The Wall certainly has an effect but it is not the major factor and there is no wall surrounding Nazareth or Damascus, which are early Arab Christian communities from biblical times, that are seeing declining Christian populations.
I have been a Christian in Israel. a couple times now. I went to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, featured in the video, and it was a huge turn-off to see the massive ritualism and formalism in practicing faith.
ReplyDeleteHaving ties with several communities in Jerusalem Baptist, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox it was sad to watch how CBS portrayed the issues facing the church as a result of the wall. The Wall certainly has an effect but it is not the major factor and there is no wall surrounding Nazareth or Damascus, which are early Arab Christian communities from biblical times, that are seeing declining Christian populations.
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