WEBVTT - Dr. Susan Michael - Oct 17 - 1:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Israel Answers series, connecting Israel, the Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>and you. Join Susan Michael as she explores timely issues

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<v Speaker 1>Christian world with a balanced and biblical response. Be sure

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's join Susan with your Israel Answers.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey there, and welcome to the Out of Zion podcast

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<v Speaker 2>this week. I'm your host, Dr. Susan Michael, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>in the middle of a series about understanding antisemitism. I

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<v Speaker 2>hope that you were able to listen to last week's

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<v Speaker 2>episode about where the antisemitism is coming from that's in America,

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<v Speaker 2>because you need that foundation to understand some of the

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<v Speaker 2>steps that I'm about to share of things that we

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<v Speaker 2>can do to combat antisemitism. So if you haven't yet

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<v Speaker 2>listened to it afterwards, please go back and listen to

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<v Speaker 2>last week's. And it will really help you to understand

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<v Speaker 2>the action points for this week. So now in the

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<v Speaker 2>last two episodes, I talked about the explosion of anti-Semitism

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<v Speaker 2>in America and around the world. Who is funding it,

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<v Speaker 2>how they're funding it, and how they're influencing our young people.

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<v Speaker 2>So today I want to talk about practical things you

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<v Speaker 2>can do to push back against the problem in the schools.

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<v Speaker 2>The next week, I'll begin talking about the problem from

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<v Speaker 2>a biblical perspective and what churches can do. But for today,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to speak to you mainly about our schools.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to know that you are not alone

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<v Speaker 2>in this battle. There are really robust efforts being carried

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<v Speaker 2>out by the United States government to combat anti-Semitism. Almost

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<v Speaker 2>every single agency in the government is working on this

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<v Speaker 2>and especially the Department of Justice. They are going across

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<v Speaker 2>America and they are suing universities and colleges if they

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<v Speaker 2>are allowing anti-Semitism to be perpetrated on campus. But the U.S.

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<v Speaker 2>government cannot do this alone. They need your voice at

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<v Speaker 2>the local level to help back up what they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>at the federal level. So the very first thing that

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<v Speaker 2>we should all do is number one, recognize that the

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<v Speaker 2>first step in combating anti-Semitism is defining anti-Semitism. And so

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<v Speaker 2>you can have your state or your school, or even

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<v Speaker 2>your church can adopt a definition of anti-Semitism, and then

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<v Speaker 2>they have something to enforce. And they can make that school,

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<v Speaker 2>that your state, your school, your church, a no-go zone

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<v Speaker 2>for anti-Semitism. But first, people have to define it. So

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<v Speaker 2>I encourage you to lobby your state government. to adopt

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<v Speaker 2>a definition, and then based on that, they train law

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<v Speaker 2>enforcement how to enforce it, and they require every state-funded

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<v Speaker 2>school to also adopt it and crack down on it

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<v Speaker 2>in both the classroom and in their curricula. So the

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<v Speaker 2>most commonly adopted definition of anti-Semitism was drafted by IHRA.

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<v Speaker 2>It's I-H-R-A, and it stands for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say two things about this definition for

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<v Speaker 2>my Christian audience. First, the IHRA definition does not limit

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<v Speaker 2>a victim of anti-Semitism to be Jewish. So a Christian

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<v Speaker 2>who who voices a pro-Israel position on campus and then

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<v Speaker 2>is attacked or ostracized, is also suffering from anti-Semitism. So

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<v Speaker 2>this definition doesn't just protect Jewish students. It protects all

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<v Speaker 2>students that might be the victim of anti-Jew, anti-Israel hatred.

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<v Speaker 2>The second thing I want you to know about the

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<v Speaker 2>IRA definition is that In addition to the definition, it

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<v Speaker 2>then gives examples of anti-Semitism. So you can learn from

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<v Speaker 2>the examples what it's talking about. One of the examples

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<v Speaker 2>that it gives is accusing the Jews of killing Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>And there have been some far-right voices in America that

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<v Speaker 2>have been against the IRA definition because they say that

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<v Speaker 2>it outlaws the preaching of the New Testament. And I

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<v Speaker 2>want to be very clear here. It does not outlaw

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament. This phrase is referring to the centuries-long

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<v Speaker 2>practice of calling Jews Christ killers. In other words, it's

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<v Speaker 2>blaming Jews of all generations, including today, of killing Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>2,000 years ago. Something, you know, that's just anti-Semitic. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not talking about the historical record found in the New

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<v Speaker 2>Testament where we read that Jewish leaders turned Jesus over

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<v Speaker 2>to the Romans to be executed. It is not talking

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<v Speaker 2>about what happened 2,000 years ago. It's talking about blaming

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<v Speaker 2>the Jews today for what happened 2,000 years ago. So

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<v Speaker 2>I really recommend that you look into the IRA definitions.

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<v Speaker 2>And as I said, get your church or your school

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<v Speaker 2>or your state to adopt it. Now, many states have

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<v Speaker 2>already adopted the IRA definition. So do a Google search

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<v Speaker 2>and you can find out about your state. Call your

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<v Speaker 2>state rep or senator and ask them if they've adopted it.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask them what they're doing about the problem. Are they

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<v Speaker 2>enforcing the IRA definition? Are they requiring the state-funded schools

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<v Speaker 2>to enforce it? And if they haven't adopted it, ask

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<v Speaker 2>that senator or that rep to introduce a resolution to

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<v Speaker 2>adopt the IRA definition. Secondly, we need to take efforts

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<v Speaker 2>to stop the foreign funding coming into our schools. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you have a young adult in a university, or

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<v Speaker 2>if you went to that university and you're an alumna,

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<v Speaker 2>then you should contact them and ask them to make

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<v Speaker 2>public any foreign money that they receive. You have the

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<v Speaker 2>right to require this if you have ties to that school.

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<v Speaker 2>So we need the universities to disclose publicly if they're

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<v Speaker 2>receiving foreign money, and if so, how much and who

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<v Speaker 2>it's coming from. And we need to open investigations into

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<v Speaker 2>the non-reporting of these schools because they are supposed to report,

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<v Speaker 2>and if we suspect that they're not, then refer them

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<v Speaker 2>to the Department of Justice. But we also need to

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<v Speaker 2>establish ethics review boards to review the funding coming into

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<v Speaker 2>the school and make sure that they don't accept unacceptable

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<v Speaker 2>money and... and that they are acting with integrity at

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<v Speaker 2>the university. Now, a second thing that you should call

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<v Speaker 2>for is that they need to clamp down on the

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<v Speaker 2>National Students for Justice in Palestine organization. I explained last

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<v Speaker 2>week about this organization. They're not registered as a charity.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard to know where their funding is coming from,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's hard to know where their funding is going.

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<v Speaker 2>but they openly support Hamas and terrorist organizations. So universities

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<v Speaker 2>should clamp down on them and also investigate where their

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<v Speaker 2>funding is coming from. So I'll give you one example.

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<v Speaker 2>I just read about it this week. In the state

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<v Speaker 2>of Missouri, the University of Missouri did not allow NSJP

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<v Speaker 2>to participate in the homecoming parade. So now the University

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<v Speaker 2>of Missouri is being sued for by the Muslim Brotherhood

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<v Speaker 2>organization called CAIR, C-A-I-R. But also at the very same time,

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<v Speaker 2>the Attorney General of Missouri is investigating NSJP's finances. They

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<v Speaker 2>want to know if they raised money from people inside

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<v Speaker 2>Missouri and where that money went, because they want to know,

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<v Speaker 2>did they raise money from Missouri to support terrorism? So

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<v Speaker 2>that's just one state. I guarantee you this is happening

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<v Speaker 2>in other states. So a quick call to your state

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<v Speaker 2>rep or senator, you can find out and you can

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<v Speaker 2>get involved and add your voice to the mix with

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<v Speaker 2>these schools. The third thing that we all need to

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<v Speaker 2>be working on is taking a look at the curricula

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<v Speaker 2>being taught in these schools. and making sure that we

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<v Speaker 2>keep students safe. So call for an independent curricular review

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<v Speaker 2>board to review curricula for any hints of anti-Semitism or

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<v Speaker 2>the red green indoctrination and i explained last week red

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<v Speaker 2>green is the marxist islamist indoctrination believe me they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>everything they can to get that into the curricula so

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<v Speaker 2>you need to make sure your school has a curricular

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<v Speaker 2>review board and put experts on there so that they

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<v Speaker 2>can discern these things And we also need to be

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<v Speaker 2>implementing safeguards to keep our students mentally and psychologically healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>So our curricula, we need to be addressing the overuse

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<v Speaker 2>of social media, guard against isolation and paranoia and even

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<v Speaker 2>violent tendencies in the youth. So if you or a

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<v Speaker 2>family member attended that school, you have influence and you

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<v Speaker 2>should speak up about these matters. And if your school

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<v Speaker 2>did adopt IRA or you can get it to adopt IRA,

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<v Speaker 2>it just makes it that much more easier to pressure

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<v Speaker 2>them to enforce it. Now I'm going to talk a

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<v Speaker 2>minute about our Christian campuses because most of what I

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<v Speaker 2>was just talking about really is about your secular state schools.

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<v Speaker 2>Our Christian campuses, it's a little bit different. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>different atmosphere and there's some different needs. So they're not

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<v Speaker 2>as big on the issue of foreign funding and nor

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<v Speaker 2>even state funding. But we still need to be very watchful.

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<v Speaker 2>The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is working with Christian colleges

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<v Speaker 2>and universities to protect Christian students from the influence of anti-Semitism.

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<v Speaker 2>the unique atmosphere on Christian campuses is that we have

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<v Speaker 2>to address Christian anti-Semitism. And that's when a Christian uses

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<v Speaker 2>the scripture to espouse anti-Semitic tropes such as Christ killers.

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<v Speaker 2>We're painfully aware of the long history of Christian anti-Semitism,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't have time to go into it today,

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<v Speaker 2>but in our resources, in our show notes, We link

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<v Speaker 2>to a free download on anti-Semitism that you can get.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got just a little introduction to the history of

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<v Speaker 2>Christian anti-Semitism. And we have determined that to protect Christian students,

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<v Speaker 2>particularly those in theological studies, in seminaries, biblical studies majors,

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<v Speaker 2>we need to work on their curricula and actually add

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<v Speaker 2>to it to help address some of the issues around

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<v Speaker 2>modern Israel, around anti-Semitism, Jewish-Christian relations, etc. Most of this

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<v Speaker 2>is not ever addressed in the seminary or in theological studies,

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<v Speaker 2>believe it or not. So a lot of our young pastors,

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<v Speaker 2>they graduate from seminary, and they don't know the first

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<v Speaker 2>thing about modern Israel. They don't know how to preach

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<v Speaker 2>about Israel from the Bible. They don't know how to

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<v Speaker 2>grapple with it. so they stay silent. And they pretty

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<v Speaker 2>well assume a replacement theology position, which is they will

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<v Speaker 2>believe that the Jews are no longer relevant, because if

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<v Speaker 2>they were relevant, somebody would have mentioned them in seminary, right?

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<v Speaker 2>So silence means they're irrelevant now, and they've been replaced

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<v Speaker 2>by the church. So we have resources that talk about

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<v Speaker 2>all of this. If you want more information, I'll share

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<v Speaker 2>a where to find it in our show notes. So

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<v Speaker 2>what has the ICEJ done to help our Christian colleges

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<v Speaker 2>and universities? Well, first, we have built a semester-long course

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<v Speaker 2>called Introduction to Israel, and we're encouraging campuses to make

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<v Speaker 2>it available to their students. If they want to use

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<v Speaker 2>the curricula and teach it, it's actually worth three credits.

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<v Speaker 2>But if they just want to refer their students to

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<v Speaker 2>our website and have them take it from us and

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<v Speaker 2>get a little certificate, then they can award them some

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<v Speaker 2>level of credit. But the unique thing about this course

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<v Speaker 2>is that it spans everything from Israel of the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>to modern Israel today, and it connects the dots. It

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<v Speaker 2>fills in the historical gap that they don't get in seminary.

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<v Speaker 2>And it highlights the biblical calling of the Jewish people

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<v Speaker 2>and how that has played out in history. So this

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<v Speaker 2>course is really valuable, not just for Bible students to

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<v Speaker 2>connect them to modern Israel, but it's also very valuable

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<v Speaker 2>for students that may be studying government or history or

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<v Speaker 2>political science or law, international affairs. And it helps connect

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<v Speaker 2>them to the Israel of the Bible. that they'll understand

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<v Speaker 2>the spiritual principles at work here in Israel and the

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<v Speaker 2>calling of Israel as they focus on today's modern Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a really, really important course. Now, the second

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<v Speaker 2>aspect about this course that is so important is that

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<v Speaker 2>courses in our seminaries and Christian colleges, when they teach

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<v Speaker 2>about Christian history, church history, They do not talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the history of anti-Semitism in our church fathers and in

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<v Speaker 2>our state churches in history. Now, the theological anti-Jewish teachings

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<v Speaker 2>of some of our church fathers resulted in anti-Semitic Jewish

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<v Speaker 2>legislations by the states. Now, how? Because back in medieval days,

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<v Speaker 2>Middle Ages, The head of the church was the head

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<v Speaker 2>of the state. It was a state church. So whatever

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<v Speaker 2>the state church was teaching, it influenced the state ruler,

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<v Speaker 2>and they implemented anti-Jewish legislation. Because of this, most scholars

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<v Speaker 2>agree that had it not been for centuries of this

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<v Speaker 2>Christian-based anti-Semitism, the Holocaust... could have never happened. Now think

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<v Speaker 2>about that for a minute. That's how deadly and how

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<v Speaker 2>significant the history of Christian anti-Semitism is, and yet it's

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<v Speaker 2>not taught in our Christian history courses. So it's in

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<v Speaker 2>our course. We have a whole module of six lectures

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<v Speaker 2>on the history of anti-Semitism as well as a module

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<v Speaker 2>on Jewish-Christian relations because that's a spin-off. So it's really

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<v Speaker 2>important that we teach this so that we are enabling

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<v Speaker 2>future Christian leaders to distinguish biblical teaching from theological distortions

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<v Speaker 2>that contributed to centuries of hostility towards the Jewish people.

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<v Speaker 2>They need to learn that lesson from history. Now, the

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<v Speaker 2>third thing that we're working on is a summer study

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<v Speaker 2>program in Israel where a student can get six credits

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<v Speaker 2>from Hebrew University. Yeah, I mean, walking the land where

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<v Speaker 2>the events of the Bible took place and seeing the

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<v Speaker 2>very sites mentioned in Scripture, it just deepens a student's

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<v Speaker 2>understanding in a way that classroom learning doesn't. So we've partnered.

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<v Speaker 2>with Regent University and the Jerusalem Seminary in Jerusalem and

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<v Speaker 2>Hebrew University to run an 18-day program. The first one

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<v Speaker 2>will be in the summer of 2027. And I just

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<v Speaker 2>used my own story to show how important this program is.

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<v Speaker 2>I was one of those college students getting a biblical

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<v Speaker 2>studies major, and I had the opportunity at the age

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<v Speaker 2>of 19 to go to Israel and study that summer.

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<v Speaker 2>And it completely changed my life because the Bible that

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<v Speaker 2>I loved, that I was studying at university, just stood

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<v Speaker 2>up and took on life. I mean, it took on

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<v Speaker 2>like flesh and bones. It came alive. We say it

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<v Speaker 2>went from black and white to technicolor, or it went

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<v Speaker 2>from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. I mean, it just came alive.

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<v Speaker 2>And my own personal faith was so ignited because I

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<v Speaker 2>understood that The Bible wasn't just truth, it was accurate.

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<v Speaker 2>And all of these stories that took place were so

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<v Speaker 2>accurate in their description. And archaeology is just proving them

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<v Speaker 2>over and over and over. So it's so exciting, and

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<v Speaker 2>we want to give more young adults the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>go there, either just on a summer tour or if

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<v Speaker 2>they're a biblical studies major, I'd really recommend this accredited class.

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<v Speaker 2>The last thing that we're doing is we are encouraging

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<v Speaker 2>Christian campuses to develop some kind of an Israel Center

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<v Speaker 2>on campus through which they can host programs and conferences

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<v Speaker 2>and speakers to provide educational opportunities for students outside of

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<v Speaker 2>the actual classroom. The ICEJ has had the privilege of

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<v Speaker 2>partnering now with several campuses as they've started some sort

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<v Speaker 2>of an Israel Center or an Israel Institute. And each

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<v Speaker 2>of these programs is different. and unique to that campus

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<v Speaker 2>but they really provide inspiration for other campuses to think

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<v Speaker 2>what would work on our campus and we want to

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<v Speaker 2>help them do that. We also are happy to provide

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<v Speaker 2>speakers for seminars, conferences, programs that the Israel Center has

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<v Speaker 2>put on on campus. So now let me bring this

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<v Speaker 2>to a conclusion. I hope that all of this kind

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<v Speaker 2>of inspires you, that there are things that you can do,

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<v Speaker 2>that you can bring to your Christian campus or you

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<v Speaker 2>can bring to your secular campus and really help to

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<v Speaker 2>push back against this terrible problem of anti-Semitism. We need

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<v Speaker 2>to step up to the plate to protect our young

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<v Speaker 2>people because it's absolutely destructive influences out there. And we

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<v Speaker 2>need to raise a generation to lead this country into

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<v Speaker 2>the future. And we want it to continue a country

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<v Speaker 2>that blesses and supports Israel and the Jewish people. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you'd like to support the ICEJ's efforts to bring

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<v Speaker 2>these programs to the Christian campuses, I'm going to link

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<v Speaker 2>in today's show notes to our NextGen Fund. You can

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<v Speaker 2>donate there, and it'll help sponsor young adults to go

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<v Speaker 2>to Israel in these programs or help sponsor us to

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<v Speaker 2>go to a campus and bring our resources and our

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<v Speaker 2>speakers and et cetera. So get behind our outreach for

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<v Speaker 2>the next generation. It's probably one of the most critical

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<v Speaker 2>things that we all need to be doing in this day. So,

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<v Speaker 2>in today's show notes, down below, and if you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have show notes down below, you can go to our

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<v Speaker 2>website at icejusa.org forward slash show notes. And there we

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<v Speaker 2>have links to all of our free resources. We mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>our free resource on the history of anti-Semitism, how to

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<v Speaker 2>donate to our NextGen Fund, and just take advantage of

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<v Speaker 2>of all the resources that we have for you and

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<v Speaker 2>become a partner in this ministry. It's for the future

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<v Speaker 2>of our country and for the future of our Christian

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<v Speaker 2>young people. All right. Well, be sure and tune in

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<v Speaker 2>next week. I'm going to start talking next week about

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<v Speaker 2>what the Bible says about anti-Semitism. And that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be followed with action steps, what Christians can do in

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<v Speaker 2>their churches and through their churches. to address this problem.

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<v Speaker 2>So I invite you back next week. And until then,

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<v Speaker 2>God bless.

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