1 00:00:02,710 --> 00:00:03,650 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:08,820 Speaker 2: Hey there, and welcome to the Out of Zion podcast 3 00:00:08,860 --> 00:00:09,340 Speaker 2: this week. 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:10,380 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Dr. 5 00:00:10,420 --> 00:00:13,580 Speaker 2: Susan Michael, and we're in the middle of a series 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,779 Speaker 2: about understanding antisemitism. I hope that you were able to 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: listen to last week's episode about where the antisemitism is 8 00:00:23,739 --> 00:00:28,030 Speaker 2: coming from that's in America, because you need that foundation 9 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:30,910 Speaker 2: to understand some of the steps that I'm about to share. 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,260 Speaker 2: of things that we can do to combat anti-Semitism. So 11 00:00:35,300 --> 00:00:38,380 Speaker 2: if you haven't yet listened to it afterwards, please go 12 00:00:38,420 --> 00:00:44,190 Speaker 2: back and listen to last week's, and it will really 13 00:00:44,229 --> 00:00:47,290 Speaker 2: help you to understand the action points. 14 00:00:47,270 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: For this week. Let's take a break and hear a 15 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:52,620 Speaker 1: message from one of our sponsors. 16 00:00:57,330 --> 00:01:29,500 Speaker 2: So, Now, in the last two episodes, I talked about 17 00:01:29,540 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: the explosion of anti-Semitism in America and around the world. 18 00:01:33,819 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: Who is funding it, how they're funding it, and how 19 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,170 Speaker 2: they're influencing our young people. So today, I want to 20 00:01:41,230 --> 00:01:45,230 Speaker 2: talk about practical things you can do to push back 21 00:01:45,310 --> 00:01:49,710 Speaker 2: against the problem in the schools. The next week, I'll 22 00:01:49,750 --> 00:01:53,710 Speaker 2: begin talking about the problem from a biblical perspective and 23 00:01:53,750 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: what churches can do. But for today, I'm going to 24 00:01:56,900 --> 00:02:01,140 Speaker 2: speak to you mainly about our schools. I want you 25 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,740 Speaker 2: to know that you are not alone in this battle. 26 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,660 Speaker 2: There are really robust efforts being carried out by the 27 00:02:08,740 --> 00:02:14,490 Speaker 2: United States government to combat anti-Semitism. Almost every single agency 28 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,609 Speaker 2: in the government is working on this, and especially the 29 00:02:18,650 --> 00:02:22,730 Speaker 2: Department of Justice. They are going across America and they 30 00:02:22,790 --> 00:02:29,150 Speaker 2: are suing universities and colleges if they are allowing anti-Semitism 31 00:02:29,230 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: to be perpetrated on campus. 32 00:02:32,130 --> 00:02:33,250 Speaker 1: But the U.S. 33 00:02:33,290 --> 00:02:38,460 Speaker 2: Government cannot do this alone. They need your voice at 34 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,820 Speaker 2: the local level to help back up what they're doing 35 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: at the federal level. So the very first thing that 36 00:02:46,660 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: we should all do is number one, recognize that the 37 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:58,350 Speaker 2: first step in combating anti-Semitism is defining anti-Semitism. And so 38 00:02:58,770 --> 00:03:04,450 Speaker 2: you can have your state or your school or even 39 00:03:04,669 --> 00:03:09,580 Speaker 2: your church can adopt a definition of anti-Semitism and then 40 00:03:09,620 --> 00:03:11,579 Speaker 2: they have something to enforce. 41 00:03:12,260 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 1: And they can make that. 42 00:03:13,580 --> 00:03:18,130 Speaker 2: School, that your state, your school, your church, a no-go 43 00:03:18,190 --> 00:03:22,310 Speaker 2: zone for anti-Semitism, but first people have to define it. 44 00:03:23,010 --> 00:03:26,769 Speaker 2: So I encourage you to lobby your state government to 45 00:03:26,910 --> 00:03:30,780 Speaker 2: adopt a definition, and then based on that, they train 46 00:03:30,820 --> 00:03:35,660 Speaker 2: law enforcement how to enforce it, and they require every 47 00:03:35,780 --> 00:03:40,500 Speaker 2: state-funded school to also adopt it and crack down on 48 00:03:40,580 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: it in both the classroom and in their curricula. So 49 00:03:45,420 --> 00:03:52,460 Speaker 2: the most commonly adopted definition of anti-Semitism was drafted by IHRA. 50 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,100 Speaker 1: It's I-H-R-A, and it. 51 00:03:55,080 --> 00:04:01,410 Speaker 2: Stands for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Now, I want 52 00:04:01,450 --> 00:04:08,470 Speaker 2: to say two things about this definition for my Christian audience. First, 53 00:04:08,930 --> 00:04:15,980 Speaker 2: the IHRA definition... does not limit a victim of anti-Semitism 54 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:20,940 Speaker 2: to be Jewish. So a Christian who voices a pro-Israel 55 00:04:20,980 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: position on campus and then is attacked or ostracized is 56 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:31,410 Speaker 2: also suffering from anti-Semitism. So this definition doesn't just protect 57 00:04:31,529 --> 00:04:35,930 Speaker 2: Jewish students. It protects all students that might be the 58 00:04:35,990 --> 00:04:41,810 Speaker 2: victim of anti-Jew, anti-Israel hatred. The second thing I want 59 00:04:41,830 --> 00:04:45,849 Speaker 2: you to know about the IRA definition is that in 60 00:04:45,910 --> 00:04:51,010 Speaker 2: addition to the definition, it then gives examples of anti-Semitism. 61 00:04:51,029 --> 00:04:54,500 Speaker 2: So you can learn from the examples what it's talking about. 62 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 2: One of the examples that it gives is accusing the 63 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 2: Jews of killing Jesus. And there have been some far-right 64 00:05:04,020 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 2: voices in America that have been against the IRA definition 65 00:05:08,380 --> 00:05:12,190 Speaker 2: because they say that it outlaws the preaching of the 66 00:05:12,250 --> 00:05:15,730 Speaker 2: New Testament. And I want to be very clear here. 67 00:05:16,630 --> 00:05:23,810 Speaker 2: It does not outlaw the New Testament. This phrase is 68 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:29,979 Speaker 2: referring to the centuries-long practice of calling Jews Christ killers. 69 00:05:30,740 --> 00:05:36,420 Speaker 2: In other words, it's blaming Jews of all generations, including today, 70 00:05:36,620 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 2: of killing. 71 00:05:37,220 --> 00:05:37,979 Speaker 1: Jesus 2,000 years ago. 72 00:05:39,790 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 2: Something, you know, that's just anti-Semitic. It's not talking about 73 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,500 Speaker 2: the historical record found in the New Testament where we 74 00:05:49,620 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 2: read that Jewish leaders turned Jesus over to the Romans 75 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,390 Speaker 2: to be executed. It is not talking about what happened 76 00:05:58,390 --> 00:06:03,110 Speaker 2: 2,000 years ago. It's talking about blaming the Jews today 77 00:06:03,770 --> 00:06:08,330 Speaker 2: for what happened 2,000 years ago. So I really recommend 78 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: that you look into the IRA definition. And as I said, 79 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,750 Speaker 2: get your church or your school or your state to 80 00:06:16,790 --> 00:06:21,710 Speaker 2: adopt it. Now, many states have already adopted the IRA definition. 81 00:06:21,770 --> 00:06:24,670 Speaker 2: So do a Google search and you can find out 82 00:06:24,710 --> 00:06:28,250 Speaker 2: about your state. Call your state rep or senator and 83 00:06:28,430 --> 00:06:31,650 Speaker 2: ask them if they've adopted it. Ask them what they're 84 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:36,779 Speaker 2: doing about the problem. Have Are they enforcing the IRA definition? 85 00:06:36,860 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 2: Are they requiring the state-funded schools to enforce it? And 86 00:06:42,370 --> 00:06:46,409 Speaker 2: if they haven't adopted it, ask that senator or that 87 00:06:46,529 --> 00:06:53,870 Speaker 2: rep to introduce a resolution to adopt the IRA definition. Secondly, 88 00:06:55,180 --> 00:06:59,140 Speaker 2: We need to take efforts to stop the foreign funding 89 00:06:59,180 --> 00:07:02,460 Speaker 2: coming into our schools. So if you have a young 90 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,610 Speaker 2: adult in a university, or if you went to that 91 00:07:06,730 --> 00:07:11,150 Speaker 2: university and you're an alumna, then you should contact them 92 00:07:11,410 --> 00:07:15,610 Speaker 2: and ask them to make public any foreign money that 93 00:07:15,650 --> 00:07:19,100 Speaker 2: they receive. You have the right to require this if 94 00:07:19,150 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: you have ties to that school. So We need the 95 00:07:24,580 --> 00:07:30,260 Speaker 2: universities to disclose publicly if they're receiving foreign money, and 96 00:07:30,310 --> 00:07:33,830 Speaker 2: if so, how much and who it's coming from. And 97 00:07:33,990 --> 00:07:38,570 Speaker 2: we need to open investigations into the non-reporting of these 98 00:07:38,630 --> 00:07:42,250 Speaker 2: schools because they are supposed to report. And if we 99 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 2: suspect that they're not, then refer them to the Department 100 00:07:46,180 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: of Justice. But we also need to establish ethics review 101 00:07:50,740 --> 00:07:55,830 Speaker 2: boards to review the funding coming into the school and 102 00:07:55,930 --> 00:08:02,990 Speaker 2: make sure that they don't accept unacceptable money and that 103 00:08:03,030 --> 00:08:09,850 Speaker 2: they are acting with integrity at the university. Now, a 104 00:08:09,930 --> 00:08:13,030 Speaker 2: second thing that you should call for is that they 105 00:08:13,130 --> 00:08:16,730 Speaker 2: need to clamp down on the National Students for Justice 106 00:08:16,790 --> 00:08:21,770 Speaker 2: in Palestine organization. I explained last week about this organization 107 00:08:22,770 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 2: They're not registered as a charity. It's hard to know 108 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,660 Speaker 2: where their funding is coming from, and it's hard to 109 00:08:28,700 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 2: know where their funding is going, but they openly support 110 00:08:32,420 --> 00:08:37,329 Speaker 2: Hamas and terrorist organizations. So universities should clamp down on 111 00:08:37,370 --> 00:08:42,510 Speaker 2: them and also investigate where their funding is coming from. 112 00:08:42,530 --> 00:08:44,950 Speaker 2: So I'll give you one example. I just read about 113 00:08:44,970 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 2: it this week. In the state of Missouri, the University 114 00:08:48,860 --> 00:08:53,670 Speaker 2: of Missouri said did not allow NSJP to participate in 115 00:08:53,710 --> 00:08:58,470 Speaker 2: the homecoming parade. So now the University of Missouri is 116 00:08:58,510 --> 00:09:04,370 Speaker 2: being sued by the Muslim Brotherhood organization called CAIR, C-A-I-R. 117 00:09:05,970 --> 00:09:10,770 Speaker 2: But also at the very same time, the Attorney General 118 00:09:10,910 --> 00:09:17,150 Speaker 2: of Missouri is investigating NSJP's finances. They want to know, 119 00:09:17,730 --> 00:09:21,550 Speaker 2: if they raised money from people inside Missouri and where 120 00:09:21,620 --> 00:09:25,380 Speaker 2: that money went, because they want to know, did they 121 00:09:25,460 --> 00:09:29,719 Speaker 2: raise money from Missouri to support terrorism? So that's just 122 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,570 Speaker 2: one state. I guarantee you this is happening in other states. 123 00:09:34,179 --> 00:09:37,630 Speaker 2: So a quick call to your state rep or senator, 124 00:09:37,670 --> 00:09:39,930 Speaker 2: you can find out, and you can get involved and 125 00:09:40,050 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 2: add your voice to the mix with these schools. The 126 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,850 Speaker 2: third thing that we all need to be working on 127 00:09:48,190 --> 00:09:51,010 Speaker 2: is taking a look at the curricula being taught in 128 00:09:51,050 --> 00:09:53,210 Speaker 2: these schools and. 129 00:09:53,590 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: Making sure that we keep students safe. 130 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:01,140 Speaker 2: So call for an independent curricular review board to review 131 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:08,339 Speaker 2: curricula for any hints of anti-Semitism or the red-green indoctrination. 132 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:16,460 Speaker 2: And I explained last week, red-green is the Marxist-Islamist indoctrination. 133 00:10:17,260 --> 00:10:20,829 Speaker 2: Believe me, They're doing everything they can to get that 134 00:10:20,990 --> 00:10:22,110 Speaker 2: into the curricula. 135 00:10:22,150 --> 00:10:23,410 Speaker 1: So you need to make. 136 00:10:23,290 --> 00:10:27,930 Speaker 2: Sure your school has a curricular review board and put 137 00:10:28,110 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 2: experts on there so that they can discern these things. 138 00:10:32,220 --> 00:10:37,460 Speaker 2: And we also need to be implementing safeguards to keep 139 00:10:37,620 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 2: our students mentally and psychologically healthy. So our curricula, we 140 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:48,260 Speaker 2: need to be addressing that. the overuse of social media, 141 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:54,780 Speaker 2: guard against isolation and paranoia and even violent tendencies in 142 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:59,940 Speaker 2: the youth. So if you or a family member attended 143 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,300 Speaker 2: that school, you have influence and you should speak up 144 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,689 Speaker 2: about these matters. And if your school did adopt IRA 145 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:09,929 Speaker 2: or you can get it to adopt IRA, it just 146 00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:14,290 Speaker 2: makes it that much more easier to pressure them to 147 00:11:14,570 --> 00:11:18,729 Speaker 2: enforce it. Now I'm going to talk a minute about 148 00:11:18,850 --> 00:11:21,990 Speaker 2: our Christian campuses because most of what I was just 149 00:11:22,030 --> 00:11:27,050 Speaker 2: talking about really is about your secular state schools. Our 150 00:11:27,110 --> 00:11:30,530 Speaker 2: Christian campuses, it's a little bit different. There's a different 151 00:11:30,650 --> 00:11:34,630 Speaker 2: atmosphere and there's some different needs. So they're not as 152 00:11:34,710 --> 00:11:39,510 Speaker 2: big on the issue of foreign funding nor even state funding. 153 00:11:40,510 --> 00:11:43,350 Speaker 1: But we still need to be very watchful. 154 00:11:44,510 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 2: The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is working with Christian colleges 155 00:11:49,580 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 2: and universities to protect Christian students from the influence of anti-Semitism. 156 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:01,140 Speaker 2: The unique atmosphere on Christian campuses is that we have 157 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 2: to address Christian anti-Semitism. And that's when a Christian uses 158 00:12:08,100 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 2: the scripture to espouse anti-Semitic tropes such as Christ killers. 159 00:12:15,380 --> 00:12:19,260 Speaker 2: We're painfully aware of the long history of Christian antisemitism, 160 00:12:19,380 --> 00:12:21,900 Speaker 2: and I don't have time to go into it today, 161 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 2: but in our resources, in our show notes, we link 162 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 2: to a free download on antisemitism that you can get. 163 00:12:29,980 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 2: It's got just a little introduction to the history of 164 00:12:33,620 --> 00:12:35,140 Speaker 2: Christian antisemitism. 165 00:12:36,059 --> 00:12:38,900 Speaker 1: And we have determined. 166 00:12:38,540 --> 00:12:45,130 Speaker 2: That to protect Christian students, particularly those in theological studies, 167 00:12:45,650 --> 00:12:51,010 Speaker 2: in seminaries, biblical studies majors. We need to work on 168 00:12:51,090 --> 00:12:56,580 Speaker 2: their curricula and actually add to it to help address 169 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 2: some of the issues around modern Israel, around anti-Semitism, Jewish-Christian relations, etc. 170 00:13:04,780 --> 00:13:08,610 Speaker 2: Most of this is not ever addressed in the seminary 171 00:13:08,730 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 2: or in theological studies, believe it or not. So a 172 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,210 Speaker 2: lot of our young pastors, they graduate from seminary and 173 00:13:15,250 --> 00:13:18,630 Speaker 2: they don't know the first thing about modern Israel. They 174 00:13:18,650 --> 00:13:21,130 Speaker 2: don't know how to preach about Israel from the Bible. 175 00:13:21,550 --> 00:13:25,569 Speaker 2: They don't know how to grapple with it. So they 176 00:13:25,610 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 2: stay silent. And they pretty well assume a replacement theology position, 177 00:13:32,860 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 2: which is they will believe that the Jews are no 178 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 2: longer relevant. Because if they were relevant, somebody would have 179 00:13:38,500 --> 00:13:44,050 Speaker 2: mentioned them in seminary, right? So silence means they're irrelevant 180 00:13:44,110 --> 00:13:47,949 Speaker 2: now and they've been replaced by the church. So we 181 00:13:47,970 --> 00:13:50,790 Speaker 2: have resources that talk about all of this. If you 182 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:54,429 Speaker 2: want more information, I'll share where. 183 00:13:54,250 --> 00:13:57,390 Speaker 1: To find it in our show notes. So what has 184 00:13:57,410 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: the ICEJ done? 185 00:14:11,420 --> 00:14:16,500 Speaker 2: To help our Christian colleges and universities? Well, first, we 186 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:22,230 Speaker 2: have built a semester-long course called Introduction to Israel, and 187 00:14:22,250 --> 00:14:26,710 Speaker 2: we're encouraging campuses to make it available to their students. 188 00:14:27,770 --> 00:14:29,930 Speaker 2: If they want to use the curricula and teach it, 189 00:14:29,990 --> 00:14:34,010 Speaker 2: it's actually worth three credits. But if they just want 190 00:14:34,070 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 2: to refer their students to our website and have them 191 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,370 Speaker 2: take it from us and get a little certificate, then 192 00:14:40,410 --> 00:14:43,410 Speaker 2: they can award them some level of credit. But the 193 00:14:43,510 --> 00:14:47,420 Speaker 2: unique thing about this course is that it spans everything 194 00:14:47,580 --> 00:14:51,420 Speaker 2: from Israel of the Bible to modern Israel today. And 195 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,500 Speaker 2: it connects the dots. It fills in the historical gap 196 00:14:55,560 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 2: that they don't get in seminary. And it highlights the 197 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,110 Speaker 2: biblical calling of the Jewish people and how that has 198 00:15:04,190 --> 00:15:08,350 Speaker 2: played out in history. So this course is really valuable 199 00:15:08,370 --> 00:15:12,260 Speaker 2: because not just for Bible students to connect them to 200 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,990 Speaker 2: modern Israel, but it's also very valuable for students that 201 00:15:17,030 --> 00:15:22,050 Speaker 2: may be studying government or history or political science or law, 202 00:15:22,230 --> 00:15:27,140 Speaker 2: international affairs, and it helps connect them to the Israel 203 00:15:27,220 --> 00:15:32,500 Speaker 2: of the Bible, that they'll understand the spiritual principles at 204 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,220 Speaker 2: work here in Israel and the calling of Israel. as 205 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:40,380 Speaker 2: they focus on today's modern Israel. So it's a really, 206 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:45,230 Speaker 2: really important course. Now, the second aspect about this course 207 00:15:45,270 --> 00:15:51,890 Speaker 2: that is so important is that courses in our seminaries 208 00:15:51,970 --> 00:15:56,230 Speaker 2: and Christian colleges, when they teach about Christian history, church history, 209 00:15:57,010 --> 00:16:02,300 Speaker 2: they do not talk about the history of anti-Semitism in 210 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 2: our church fathers and in our state churches. 211 00:16:05,580 --> 00:16:06,260 Speaker 1: In history. 212 00:16:07,020 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 2: Now, the theological anti-Jewish teachings of some of our church 213 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 2: fathers resulted in anti-Semitic Jewish legislations. 214 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,380 Speaker 1: By the states. Now, how? 215 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:25,350 Speaker 2: Because back in medieval days, middle ages, the head of 216 00:16:25,410 --> 00:16:27,850 Speaker 2: the church was the head of the state. It was 217 00:16:27,970 --> 00:16:32,150 Speaker 2: a state church. So whatever the state church was teaching, 218 00:16:32,430 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: it influenced the state ruler and they implemented anti-Jewish legislation. 219 00:16:39,260 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 2: Because of this, most scholars agree that had it not 220 00:16:44,580 --> 00:16:51,700 Speaker 2: been for centuries of this Christian-based anti-Semitism, the Holocaust could 221 00:16:51,740 --> 00:16:54,570 Speaker 2: have never happened. Now think about that for a minute. 222 00:16:55,300 --> 00:17:00,790 Speaker 2: That's how deadly and how significant the history of Christian 223 00:17:00,850 --> 00:17:05,490 Speaker 2: anti-Semitism is, and yet it's not taught in our Christian 224 00:17:05,550 --> 00:17:09,010 Speaker 2: history courses. So it's in our course. We have a 225 00:17:09,050 --> 00:17:13,369 Speaker 2: whole module of six lectures on the history of anti-Semitism 226 00:17:13,450 --> 00:17:17,250 Speaker 2: as well as a module on Jewish-Christian relations because that's 227 00:17:17,270 --> 00:17:22,109 Speaker 2: a spinoff. So it's really important that we teach this 228 00:17:22,230 --> 00:17:27,470 Speaker 2: so that we are enabling future Christian leaders to to 229 00:17:27,530 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 2: distinguish biblical teaching from theological distortions that contributed to centuries 230 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 2: of hostility towards the Jewish people. They need to learn 231 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 2: that lesson from history. Now, the third thing that we're 232 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:49,650 Speaker 2: working on is a summer study program in Israel where 233 00:17:49,690 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: a student can get six credits from Hebrew University. Yeah, 234 00:17:55,859 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 2: I mean, walking the land where the events of the 235 00:17:58,660 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 2: Bible took place and seeing the very sites mentioned in Scripture, 236 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,430 Speaker 2: it just deepens a student's understanding in a way that 237 00:18:07,550 --> 00:18:13,369 Speaker 2: classroom learning doesn't. So we've partnered with Regent University and 238 00:18:13,450 --> 00:18:18,530 Speaker 2: the Jerusalem Seminary in Jerusalem and Hebrew University to run 239 00:18:18,590 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 2: an 18-day program. The first one will be in the 240 00:18:22,740 --> 00:18:26,609 Speaker 2: summer of 2027. And I just used my own story 241 00:18:26,650 --> 00:18:30,570 Speaker 2: to show how important this program is. I was one 242 00:18:30,609 --> 00:18:34,790 Speaker 2: of those college students getting a biblical studies major, and 243 00:18:34,850 --> 00:18:37,790 Speaker 2: I had the opportunity at the age of 19 to 244 00:18:38,609 --> 00:18:43,050 Speaker 2: go to Israel and study that summer. And it completely 245 00:18:43,109 --> 00:18:46,910 Speaker 2: changed my life. Because the Bible that I loved, that 246 00:18:46,950 --> 00:18:51,380 Speaker 2: I was studying at university, just stood up and took 247 00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 2: on life I mean it took on like flesh and 248 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,150 Speaker 2: bones it came alive we say it went from black 249 00:18:58,210 --> 00:19:01,649 Speaker 2: and white to technicolor or it went from two-dimensional to 250 00:19:01,690 --> 00:19:05,750 Speaker 2: three-dimensional I mean it just came alive and my own 251 00:19:05,850 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 2: personal faith was so ignited because I understood the bible 252 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 2: wasn't just truth it was accurate and all of these 253 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 2: stories that took place were so accurate in their descriptions 254 00:19:20,890 --> 00:19:24,590 Speaker 2: And archaeology is just proving them over and over and over. 255 00:19:24,750 --> 00:19:27,990 Speaker 2: So it's so exciting, and we want to give more 256 00:19:28,050 --> 00:19:32,780 Speaker 2: young adults the opportunity to go there, either just on 257 00:19:32,820 --> 00:19:35,740 Speaker 2: a summer tour or if they're a biblical studies major, 258 00:19:36,180 --> 00:19:38,820 Speaker 2: I'd really recommend this accredited class. 259 00:19:39,820 --> 00:19:41,580 Speaker 1: The last thing that we're doing. 260 00:19:42,550 --> 00:19:47,229 Speaker 2: Is we are encouraging Christian campuses to develop some kind 261 00:19:47,270 --> 00:19:51,700 Speaker 2: of an Israel Center on campuses which they can host 262 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:57,580 Speaker 2: programs and conferences and speakers to provide educational opportunities for 263 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:02,780 Speaker 2: students outside of the actual classroom. The ICEJ has had 264 00:20:02,820 --> 00:20:07,190 Speaker 2: the privilege of partnering now with several campuses and is 265 00:20:07,250 --> 00:20:10,250 Speaker 2: they've started some sort of an Israel Center or an 266 00:20:10,390 --> 00:20:14,929 Speaker 2: Israel Institute. And each of these programs is different and 267 00:20:15,050 --> 00:20:22,650 Speaker 2: unique to that campus, but they really provide inspiration for 268 00:20:22,770 --> 00:20:25,889 Speaker 2: other campuses to think, what would work on our campus? 269 00:20:26,190 --> 00:20:28,619 Speaker 2: And we want to help them do that. We also 270 00:20:29,020 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 2: are happy to provide speakers for seminars, conferences, programs that 271 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,910 Speaker 2: the Israel Center has put on on campus. So now 272 00:20:38,350 --> 00:20:42,550 Speaker 2: let me bring this to a conclusion. I hope that 273 00:20:42,630 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 2: all of this kind of inspires you, that there are 274 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,780 Speaker 2: things that you can do, that you can bring to 275 00:20:49,820 --> 00:20:52,820 Speaker 2: your Christian campus or you can bring to your secular 276 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:57,540 Speaker 2: campus and really help to push back against this terrible 277 00:20:57,619 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 2: problem of anti-Semitism. We need to step up to the 278 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:07,030 Speaker 2: plate to protect our young people Because it's absolutely destructive 279 00:21:07,090 --> 00:21:11,729 Speaker 2: influences out there. And we need to raise a generation 280 00:21:12,230 --> 00:21:15,580 Speaker 2: to lead this country into the future. And we want 281 00:21:15,630 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: it to continue a country that blesses and supports Israel 282 00:21:20,020 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 2: and the Jewish people. So if you'd like to support 283 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 2: the ICEJ's efforts to bring these programs to the Christian campuses, 284 00:21:29,180 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 2: I'm going to link in today's show notes to our 285 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:36,650 Speaker 2: NextGen Fund. You can donate there and it'll help sponsor 286 00:21:36,750 --> 00:21:39,629 Speaker 2: young adults to go to Israel in these programs or 287 00:21:39,690 --> 00:21:43,490 Speaker 2: help sponsor us to go to a campus and bring 288 00:21:43,550 --> 00:21:48,490 Speaker 2: our resources and our speakers and etc. So get behind 289 00:21:48,650 --> 00:21:52,429 Speaker 2: our outreach for the next generation. It's probably one of 290 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,460 Speaker 2: the most critical things that we all need to be 291 00:21:55,500 --> 00:22:00,490 Speaker 2: doing in this day. So, in today's show notes, down below, 292 00:22:00,590 --> 00:22:02,969 Speaker 2: and if you don't have show notes down below, you 293 00:22:03,010 --> 00:22:12,060 Speaker 2: can go to our website at icejusa.org forward slash show notes. 294 00:22:12,420 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 2: And there we have links to all of our free resources. 295 00:22:15,780 --> 00:22:20,419 Speaker 2: We mentioned our free resource on the history of anti-Semitism, 296 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,620 Speaker 2: how to donate to our NextGen Fund, and just take 297 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,350 Speaker 2: advantage of of all the resources that we have for 298 00:22:29,390 --> 00:22:33,149 Speaker 2: you and become a partner in this ministry. It's for 299 00:22:33,190 --> 00:22:36,710 Speaker 2: the future of our country and for the future of 300 00:22:36,770 --> 00:22:37,990 Speaker 2: our Christian young people. 301 00:22:39,290 --> 00:22:42,090 Speaker 1: All right. Well, be sure and tune in next week. 302 00:22:42,230 --> 00:22:44,510 Speaker 2: I'm going to start talking next week about what the 303 00:22:44,590 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 2: Bible says about anti-Semitism. And that's going to be followed 304 00:22:49,380 --> 00:22:54,260 Speaker 2: with action steps, what Christians can do in their churches 305 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:58,220 Speaker 2: and through their churches. to address this problem. So I 306 00:22:58,380 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 2: invite you back next week. 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