Palestinian Christians Condemn CUFI Conference

WASHINGTON - EntSun -- Palestinian Christians Condemn CUFI Summit

On the occasion of the 21st annual Summit of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP) stands firmly in opposition to the organization's false, racist, and ultra-militaristic theology. It does so along with the Interfaith Action for Palestine coalition of which it is a member.

PCAP believes CUFI's Narrative Contradicts the Message of Jesus

According to Pastor Alex Awad of the PCAP Board, "Although CUFI presents itself as a Christian movement, its views and actions conflict with the moral and social teachings of Jesus articulated in the Sermon on the Mount. Its leaders turn a blind eye to Israel's killing of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians as well as thousands of Lebanese, the majority of whom are children and women, Christians and Muslims alike." CUFI has expressed support for Israel's destructive wars across Western Asia.

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PCAP believes CUFI's Theology Is False

CUFI has asserted that historical Palestine belongs to the Jewish people by divine right, superseding the rights of the indigenous Palestinians. This doctrine poses an ethical contradiction, as it justifies violent displacement of the Palestinians and stealing their land, in direct opposition to the universal religious precept that theft is wrong. Numerous verses across the books of the New Testament clearly redefine the concept of the Chosen People. For example, in Galatians 3:28-29, Paul writes "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." The New Testament draws heavily on Isaiah 56, which extends divine inclusion to the goyim (the nations), promising that foreigners who "bind themselves to the Lord" will be brought to His holy mountain, "for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations."

Media Contact: Philip Farah

Email: pcap@pcap-us.org

Website: www.pcap-us.org

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