The Anglican Church of Canada rarely passes over a chance to excoriate Israel. Had the Turkish “relief vessel” not been thug infested, they would have been escorted to shore and the IDF would have assisted in unloading the supplies. As it was, the IDF, unsurprisingly, defended themselves against a bunch of murderous “peace activists”.
It’s just as well that there are few left that give a hoot what the ACoC thinks about Israel – or, indeed, anything else.
The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada went on record expressing “deep concern” regarding the interception by Israeli Defence Forces of relief ships from Turkey and Ireland. The ships were attempting to disrupt the Israeli blockade of Palestinian ports to deliver relief supplies to Gaza.
Nine people were killed May 31 after the Israelis boarded ships heading toward Gaza. On June 4, an Irish Gaza-bound aid ship was forced to head towards the Israeli port of Ashdod instead.
The synod passed the motion by a show of hands after a short debate. “It’s not for us to declare to the nation of Israel how to defend themselves,” said David Parson from the diocese of the Arctic.
Bishop Dennis Drainville of Quebec argued that the synod was within its rights to object to what he considered an unjustified action. He quoted Martin Luther King as saying that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere.”
The motion asks the General Secretary to communicate to the Prime Minister and government of Canada its concern and view that a full international inquiry into the incidents is necessary.
David, just wanted to say a huge well done for writing for the National Post. It’s quite an experience to read this blog thru the feedreader and then read you more and more often, in my already existing NP feedreader.
I think the quality of your writing on the NP is exceptional and it is perfectly obvious that you are an asset on their “God Beat”.
Well done & well deserved…..
Stuart – thank you, that’s kind of you to say so.
I did a Google search and could not find anything from the ACoC or TEC decrying Hamas rocket fire on Israel. It is a stretch comparison but considering the ACoC uproar over ‘border crossing’ retaliation is not justified in their minds. What is rather pathetic about those in Gaza is that they won’t accept the cleared shipments. Unless it comes in the dead of night it has no value. The Palestinians are playing politics with their own unfortunate citizens.
Oh well anything to deflect from the real problems within the ACoC
Theologically, we Christians are directly related to the Jews. After all, it is from the House of David that our Saviour comes.
So why than is the ACoC so damned determined to align itself with a bunch of heretics (non-Christians) like the muslims? Has the leadership of the ACoC forgotten Hitler, Stalin, Husain, and the current fanaticals that are running Iran? Iran has openly stated that Isreal should not exist! Where is the ACoC outcry against Iran developing nucler weapons? Nukes that most likely will be used asap against Isreal. And if that happens where will the world be than? With a religous war on the southern side of Russia, and near the principal oil supply for Europe, and what is still a principal oil supply for the USA, the world will be on the brink of WWIII.
Tell me something. Are any of the seven seals already broken?
I myself was disappointed that they didn’t just pass the fairly even-handed “A” resolution and leave it at that. More, I think, did not need to be said.