Is Israel a great opportunity for Christian Missionaries?
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Not if you are going there with the intent to seek converts, It is illegal to proselytize in Israel.
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Glenn, it depends on your definition of "missionary," because Glenn is right about the laws against proselytizing in Israel. "Bearing witness" to one's faith is not illegal and I assume all people of faith do that to some extent. "Mission" is a word rooted in the word, "sent," and in that sense, a missionary of any theistic faith is a person "sent" by God for whatever purpose God deems appropriate. According to the Hebrew scriptures as interpreted by me <smile>, Israel IS a missionary nation, sent by God with a specific purpose in the world.
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I hope not although they are gaining some respect there at the moment. The amount of tourists and money that they send to Israel can no longer be ignored. I think it is the height of religious bad manners to go and expect to convert the Jews however.
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Proselytizing is illegal in Israel. Many Christian organizations have representatives there, but overt evangelizing is not legal.
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No. The missionaries may think it is as they are one step further to saving the Jews from Armaggedon but they are more likely to end up in jail.
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