Comparison of Israel to a serpent is offensive.Dear editor, Re: Archbishop reassures Jewish community (May issue). Archbishop Andrew Hutchison Andrew Sandford Hutchison L.Th., D.D, D.C.L. (h.c.) (born in Toronto in 1938), is a retired Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Prior to his election at the General Synod of 2004, he was the bishop of Montreal and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Canada (which, has tried to assure the Jewish community that the Anglican church has no intention of proposing disinvestments in Israeli companies The top 10 Israeli companies by sales are[1]:
Joanna, in the New Testament. 1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty. 2 Ancestor of St. Joseph. Graham (Bethlehem's wall, May letters), "part of an Anglican delegation of women which visited the Holy Land ... upon the invitation of a Palestinian delegate A person who is appointed, authorized, delegated, or commissioned to act in the place of another. Transfer of authority from one to another. A person to whom affairs are committed by another. A person elected or appointed to be a member of a representative assembly. of the Anglican Consultative Council The Anglican Consultative Council or ACC is one of the four "Instruments of Communion" of the Anglican Communion. It was created by a resolution of the 1968 Lambeth Conference. " as calling Israel, "The serpent (that) has surrounded this holy place (Bethany)." I recognize that any church is made up of a wide variety of people who hold their own views and biases. But when I read in the Anglican Journal that Israel is a "serpent"--which is another way of calling Israel the devil--I take deep offense. While I honour your right to publish different opinions, I cannot be silent and let this nasty remark slip by unopposed. Phyllis Carter Montreal |
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