The Rev. Munib A. Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), has been elected president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).  He is replacing Bishop Mark Hanson, who is the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA.

The election of Bishop Munib Younan should not be celebrated.  His belief in replacement theology is evident (sorry to say it  is also popular with many Lutheran's in America)

Here are a few quotes from the man himself, speaking of Christians who support Israel and who believe Scripture which says God's everlasting covenant stands with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob's descendants, the Jews.

"We don’t consider these people [Christian Zionists] a legitimate Christian sect or denomination," Munib Younan, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, said.

"It has nothing to do with true Christian teachings and ideals," insists Bishop Younan. "It is actually a heresy."

"To the Americans and the world at large, we would like to say that the Christians of Palestine stand firmly with their people for freedom and justice and deliverance from the Israeli occupation."

"To the Palestinians and the Arab world, we say do not lump Christian Zionists with true Christianity which stands with the oppressed and the weak against the oppressor," says Bishop Younan.

"And to Christian Zionists we say, you are not welcomed here. Don’t come to our country to dupe and mislead people with your money and poisoned ideology."   (read here)

Bishop Younan was also an original signer of the Palestinian "Kairos" Document.   The document has a host of outlandish statements and it is easy to see the bias and anti-semitic nature of it.  This is the same document the ELCA has been heavily promoting. 

Here is a well detailed review of the Document.  (read here)
 


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