Posts Tagged: Episcopal Church
The Bishop Who Confronted Trump: When Clergy Put Progressive Politics Above Their Sacred Duty
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde isn't just any church leader. She's the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, DC, overseeing 86 congregations, ten Episcopal schools, and — most...
An Episcopal Church in New York Is About to Host Two Virulently Anti-Israel Speakers
On Tuesday May 14, the Redeemer Episcopal Church in Astoria, Queens is scheduled to hold an event called “Palestinian Expulsion and Resistance: The Nakba, BDS,...
Antisemitism Is Still a Serious Problem in Churches
Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris’ discredited testimony at the recent Episcopal Church General Convention and her subsequent apology have highlighted a troubling, long-standing issue in Jewish-Christian relations: antisemitism and anti-Israel...
The Episcopal Church General Convention’s Sin of Scapegoating Israel
“Episcopalians are famous for taking words seriously,” proclaimed Bishop John Taylor at the Episcopalian Church’s 79th General Convention (GC) last week. If Taylor’s claim is...
Reform Judaism Umbrella in US Poised to Back Transgender Rights
JNS.org - The umbrella body of Reform Judaism in the US is set to pass a resolution to recognize the rights of transgender individuals. The Union for...
Yale University Chaplain Who Blamed Anti-Semitism on Israel Resigns
JNS.org - Rev. Bruce M. Shipman, who recently came under fire for blaming the Israeli government for rising anti-Semitism in Europe, has resigned as priest-in-charge...
