Legislation proposes to make sharing the Gospel illegal

Lulav said:

Two Knesset members propose legislation to outlaw sharing the Gospel in Israel and send violators to prison – could it become law? ​

Former Trump-Pence official warns bill poses massive threat to free speech, human rights and religious freedom

Although this is aimed at Evangelical Christians (note the Palm Sunday and Easter reference) it is still of note here in this forum for Messianics as it would affect them living in the land as well.

Some quotes from the article, please read.

"JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – Is it possible that the Israeli government this year could pass legislation making it illegal for people to share the Gospel message in the very land where Jesus was born, raised, preached, died, buried and rose from the dead?"​

"The proposed legislation would outlaw all efforts by people of one faith who, in any way, want to discuss or try to persuade people of other faiths to consider changing their current religious beliefs.

The punishment for doing so would be “one year imprisonment.”

If the conversation is with minor – someone under the age of 18 – the punishment would be “two years imprisonment.”"

"The bill does not only make a simple personal conversation about Jesus with another individual a crime.​

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It would also make it illegal for “someone who solicits a person – directly, digitally, by mail or online – in order to convert his religion.”"​

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Lulav said:

Two Knesset members propose legislation to outlaw sharing the Gospel in Israel and send violators to prison – could it become law? ​

Former Trump-Pence official warns bill poses massive threat to free speech, human rights and religious freedom

Although this is aimed at Evangelical Christians (note the Palm Sunday and Easter reference) it is still of note here in this forum for Messianics as it would affect them living in the land as well.

Some quotes from the article, please read.

"JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – Is it possible that the Israeli government this year could pass legislation making it illegal for people to share the Gospel message in the very land where Jesus was born, raised, preached, died, buried and rose from the dead?"​

"The proposed legislation would outlaw all efforts by people of one faith who, in any way, want to discuss or try to persuade people of other faiths to consider changing their current religious beliefs.

The punishment for doing so would be “one year imprisonment.”

If the conversation is with minor – someone under the age of 18 – the punishment would be “two years imprisonment.”"

"The bill does not only make a simple personal conversation about Jesus with another individual a crime.​

​

It would also make it illegal for “someone who solicits a person – directly, digitally, by mail or online – in order to convert his religion.”"​

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Lulav said:

Laureate! So good to see you again! I've thought about you a lot recently.

I am not too worried about this bill passing, it seems to be only supported by those two who proposed it. They've had other laws against proselytization before but that won't stop those who the LORD supports to spread his word about His Messiah to them, even if it means jail time.

By country​

Proselytism is illegal or severely regulated in Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Western Sahara, and Yemen

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Laureate said:

I think about you (and the extended fam here) often, the animal refuge requires a lot of my time and effort, and now with the hike in prices on daily supplies, I am forced to forage for many residents, for both food and bedding (Straw, which I can no longer afford to buy), reminds me of Egypt, the Straw that was once supplied (budget wise) for me, I now have to go out and acquire on my own.

To acquire any free time I now have to work 3x harder and faster, in addition to increased hours of overtime, I.e., the food that I collect and prepare today is for tomorrow, and the following day, so that I can have that day to catch up on other chores or responsibilities.

Notwithstanding, Yah always provides away with the strength to carry on, תתי לך כל שבח ו הילו אלהי Ta’ty luk kul shabach ûhilo elohey, Giving you all the praise and glory my Sovereign Authur.

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Laureate said:

On a sweeter note, I received a formula from Heaven, and from it I was guided, and learned a Song, though somewhat controversial in nature, I stand in awe of the Song, esp., how it evolves from eleven words comprising thirty three letters.

What is the rpm of an old school record album? 33 1/3rd, well… eleven is one third of 33, and the content which I have extracted thus far reveals that is exactly what I’m dealing with, a Record Album, (received from Heaven no less).

I can hear the music for it in my head and can feel it in my heart, but I don’t have any instruments to bring the instrumental to fruition, so for now I simply recorded an occapella segment of the song (of songs) and posted it on fb, along with the lyrics, without which it can be difficult to comprehend a good portion of what is being related, because the song is sung with a Rastafarian pidgin tongue, which mind you I have never uttered words in this fashion prior to my learning of the song which was extracted phonetically.

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