September 5, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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“What is theologically significant about national borders?” “What might the Christian theological tradition have to offer on the subject of national borders?” That was the question posed to me by…
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August 15, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am…
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July 25, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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There is so much that I found offensive about President Joe Biden’s recent trip to the Middle East, but I wanted to wait a week so I could cool off….
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July 4, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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POWER: “the capacity and extent to which one can influence the behavior and beliefs of another.“ In discussing the current political and religious climate, I have often mentioned that the…
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June 20, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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Dear friends in Fort Wayne and around the country, We are approximately halfway through our solidarity tour to Palestine and Israel. And we have had a very full last few days. …
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June 10, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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When you read this, I will be in Jerusalem traveling with 18 people in Palestine and Israel after a three-year COVID hiatus. We have now surpassed 250 people from within…
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May 23, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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BACKGROUND Many of you know that in 1998-1999, I was a Fulbright Scholar working at the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince…
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May 16, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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ICMEP Statement on Nakba Day 2022 ICMEP Condemns the Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh and Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of the Palestinian People Today, May 15, marks the 74th anniversary of…
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May 9, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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The US and Palestine — A Challenge for the Church [Our friend and much-respected pastor of the North Manchester Church of the Brethren, Kurt Borgmann, received a Lilly Grant for…
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May 2, 2022 /
Michael Spath
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I want to share with you a poem by our friend (and 2019 ICMEP Gala speaker and Champion of Justice Award recipient), Susan Abulhawa. Susan is a Palestinian-American author (her…
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