This section will cover
1.
Legislative
issues in Israel
a) anti-missionary legislation
b)Messianics and the Law of Return
c) Visa issues for evangelical volunteers and missionaries
2.
.International
Freedoms of religion legislation and policy vis a vis
Israel:
a)The US Congressional International Freedoms of Religion Act
1998
b) State Department Religious Freedoms Reports
c) The UN charter and religious freedoms
d) The overall debate on religious tolerance and democracy and how
it comes into conflict with the Jewish nature, character and
halacha of the a Jewish State
3.
.Church
persecution or anti-Semitism?
a) the truth behind accusations of church persecution leveled at
Israel
b) are these accusations to be seen as legitimate or
anti-Semitic?
4.
The
Judeo- Christian Debate
a) a cultural term or a biblical term and all of its implications