ALBUQUERQUE, NM: Episcopalians Uninvite Sabeel
ALBUQUERQUE, NM: Episcopalians Uninvite Sabeel
By Jeffrey Walton
http://juicyecumenism.com/
Sept. 11, 2012
The Cathedral Church of St. John in Albuquerque decided earlier this summer to back out of hosting a Sabeel conference. Other groups, including the New Mexico Council of Churches, have also kept their distance.
Never far from controversy, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) has been forced to relocate its upcoming conference from an Episcopal Cathedral in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Entitled "Justice: The Path to Peace in Palestine-Israel" the September 28-29 gathering has been moved from the Cathedral Church of St. John to Immanuel Presbyterian Church. FOSNA is the American branch of Sabeel, an ecumenical Palestinian liberation theology organization headed by Anglican priest Naim Ateek.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Jeffrey Walton
http://juicyecumenism.com/
Sept. 11, 2012
The Cathedral Church of St. John in Albuquerque decided earlier this summer to back out of hosting a Sabeel conference. Other groups, including the New Mexico Council of Churches, have also kept their distance.Never far from controversy, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) has been forced to relocate its upcoming conference from an Episcopal Cathedral in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Entitled "Justice: The Path to Peace in Palestine-Israel" the September 28-29 gathering has been moved from the Cathedral Church of St. John to Immanuel Presbyterian Church. FOSNA is the American branch of Sabeel, an ecumenical Palestinian liberation theology organization headed by Anglican priest Naim Ateek.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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