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Mike Huckabee stacks the deck on Israel

Mike Huckabee stacks the deck on Israel

What the presidential hopeful misses on this complex conflict.

PoliticsJonathanDecember 10, 2015absentee laws, al-Nakba, Arab, Bible, Christianity, evangelicalism, Exodus, History, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, Nazi, Palestine, Palestinian, politics, Republican, right of return, Southern Baptist

Christian aid groups dry Syrian refugees’ tears

Christian aid groups dry Syrian refugees’ tears

These Christian relief organizations ministering in the midst of catastrophe.

CultureJonathanNovember 17, 2014Catholic Relief Services, charity, humanitarian, Jonathan Merritt, Lebanon, Middle East, missions, Open Doors USA, poverty, refugees, Samaritans Purse, Syria, UN, War, World Vision

Why James Martin’s Middle East Pilgrimage Matters

Why James Martin’s Middle East Pilgrimage Matters

"America" magazine editor says he discovered surprising new truths about Jesus.

CultureJonathanAugust 19, 2014Bible, Catholicism, Catholics, Gospels, HarperOne, Israel, James Martin, Jesus, Middle East, Palestine, Scripture, theology

Three Reasons the U.S. Church Ignores Christian Persecution

Three Reasons the U.S. Church Ignores Christian Persecution

Millions of Christians are being persecuted but some in the church ignore it.

CultureJonathanOctober 3, 2013Christianity, christians, culture wars, Daily Beast, economy, Injustice, Islam, Kirsten Powers, media, Middle East, oppression, persecution, Pew Research, politics, poll, recession

In the Middle East, Not America, Christians are Actually Persecuted

In the Middle East, Not America, Christians are Actually Persecuted

American Christians have a persecution complex, but in the Middle East, we see actual persecution.