Sounding "The Call"; Survey -- U.S. Christians Overwhelmingly Support Israel
On Labor Day weekend in September 2000, more than 400,000 people gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. They came to the sound of Joel 2: "Blow the trumpet in Zion! Consecrate a fast! Call a sacred assembly." This gathering was known as TheCall DC.
After TheCall DC between 2000 and 2003, TheCall mobilized hundreds of thousands of believers from all across the nations to gather in culture-influencing cities across America for TheCall Boston, TheCall New York City, TheCall San Francisco, and others to seek God in prayer and fasting. Last year, tens of thousands gathered in Nashville to seek God at TheCall on 07.07.07.
Now, TheCall is on the march again, back to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
TheCall will gather people from around the nation to converge again in Washington, DC on August 16, 2008 for TheCall DC II. On this momentous day, young and old alike will gather to fast, pray and ask God for a historic visitation of epic proportions.
You can answer TheCall at the National Mall in Washington, DC on August 16, from 10am to 10pm. Registration is free, but required if you are planning on attending.
Free Registration For TheCall DC
Find out more information on how you can get involved in TheCall
Survey: U.S. Christians Have a "Moral and Biblical Obligation to Love and Support Israel
According to a Joshua Fund survey, conducted by McLaughlin and Associates, more than 80 percent of American Christians believe they have a "moral and Biblical obligation" to "love and support" the State of Israel and pray for the peace of Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Post is reporting that strong pro-Israeli convictions cut across all key Christian denominations in the U.S.
Eight-two percent of respondents said they had a "moral and biblical obligation" to love and support Israel and pray for the peace of Jerusalem," 10% disagreed and 8% did not know.
According to the report:
- Nearly half (49%) of American Christians surveyed were interested in visiting Israel, including about quarter of both Catholics and Protestants who were "strongly" interested.;
- 45% said they would be more likely to support a US presidential candidate who would protect America from Islamic terrorism, protect Israel from a nuclear attack from Iran, oppose the division of Jerusalem and refuse to pressure Israel to make concessions on issues of national security;
- Only 29% said such positions had no effect on their vote and 9% who would be less likely to support such a candidate.
According to the Jerusalem Post story, Protestants were more likely to say a Palestinian state would be a terror state by a 10-point margin; Catholics were evenly split. Evangelical Protestants said such an entity would be a terrorist state by a 20-point margin, but non-evangelical Protestants said it would be a peaceful and moderate democracy by six percentage points.
Joshua Fund's founder and president, Joel C. Rosenberg, declared, "Our support for Israel is unwavering and unconditional."
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