Saturday People, Sunday People Seek Peace
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Saturday and Sunday in the Holy Land
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/344301/saturday-and-sunday-holy-land-interview
‘With one voice, the massive crowd responded, Alithos Anesti! Risen Indeed!” In her book, Saturday People, Sunday People: Israel through the Eyes of a Christian Sojourner, American writer Lela Gilbert writes of the miracle of the calming of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Easter, a reflection of the peace she’s found living in the Holy Land. She talked about the land, the people, and the peace she’s found, as well as the challenges, with National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez. KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: Aren’t Christians leaving the Holy Land? Why would you do the reverse? LELA GILBERT: Actually, Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian population is growing. This doesn’t include the Muslim-majority territories under the Palestinian Authority where — as in the rest of the Middle East — Christians are leaving. I am not,… For the complete interview, please click here.
