A repeat of this story from last Thursday. One wonders why this annual event — see appended article from the Times of Israel, below — is suddenly getting major attention in the Christian press, when it has not in previous years. | [MiddleEastMonitor] Christians could face one year prison sentence for encouraging conversion to their faith, according to a new controversial legislation being introduced in Israel. The legislation which is being proposed by ultra-Orthodox members of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition would also proscribe Christians from engaging in religious discussion with Jews.
Titled Proposed Penal Law: Amendment — Prohibition of Solicitation for Religious Conversion — 2023, the legislation is introduced by United Torah Judaism's Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher. The law would apply to anyone who would attempt to persuade someone to change their religious beliefs, however the legislation specifically mentions the Christian faith, saying that "recently, the attempts of missionary groups, mainly Christians, to solicit conversion of religion have increased."
Publishing books, other printed literature, online articles, podcasts, or other forms of media that explain the life and ministry of Jesus and His message found in the New Testament would also become illegal.
Despite PM’s assurances, Christian Zionists bedeviled by anti-missionary bill
BLUF: Annual posturing for the Jewish rubes. | [IsraelTimes] UTJ-sponsored bill, submitted at start of every Knesset, is not meant to become law, says spokesman — but millions of Christian supporters of Israel globally have taken notice
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