JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he would prevent the passage of a proposal by a powerful ally in his governing coalition to punish Christian proselytizing with jail time.
The proposal had raised an uproar with evangelical Christians — one of Israel’s strongest and most influential supporters in the United States.
The bill was introduced in January by a pair of ultra-Orthodox Jewish lawmakers, including Moshe Gafni, who heads the parliament’s Finance Committee. It says soliciting someone to convert their faith should be punishable by one year in prison, and solicitation to convert a minor would be punishable with a two-year sentence.
There has been a great success in Israel winning Jews to the lord, and the Theological arguments for Christ are taking root. This has become a problem. The Words of Jesus in Matthew 24& 25 chapter ring true.
The proposal had raised an uproar with evangelical Christians — one of Israel’s strongest and most influential supporters in the United States.
The bill was introduced in January by a pair of ultra-Orthodox Jewish lawmakers, including Moshe Gafni, who heads the parliament’s Finance Committee. It says soliciting someone to convert their faith should be punishable by one year in prison, and solicitation to convert a minor would be punishable with a two-year sentence.
There has been a great success in Israel winning Jews to the lord, and the Theological arguments for Christ are taking root. This has become a problem. The Words of Jesus in Matthew 24& 25 chapter ring true.
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