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This is the first post in a two-part series on the history Southern Baptist perceptions of Palestinians after the creation the state of Israel. The second
But here, as in other foreign-policy debates, Christians are well equipped to mediate between competing theories.
Pastor Tim Thompson, who leads a 1000-member Evangelical church in southern California, is already planning a trip to Israel with members of his church in November 2021. But he and other churchgoers are not convinced they’ll actually make the trip, even if Israel opens up to tourists by that time. They are awaiting word on whether or not they’ll have to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit the Holy Land, which has the highest vaccination rate in the world — 10 million doses administered and more than half of the country fully vaccinated. “The number one question we get is, ‘Do I...