"The United States has a majority of Christians, but the functioning of the government is not Christian. President George W. Bush is not functioning as a Christian, despite the fact that he goes to church and reads the Bible. He is functioning in accordance with the interests of the United States," he said.

George S. Hishmeh
The Daily Star
reprinted courtesy of HCEF: http://www.hcef.org

Please visit the website of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem: http://www.lpj.org/Nonviolence/index.htm
Photo of the Latin Patriarch courtesy of the National Council of Churches, during a recent April visit:
http://www.ncccusa.org/nccmiddleeastdelegation/delegphotosisraelpalestine.html
Please also see other "Living Stones" articles in our War of the Shadows section.