21. A mosque in Abuja, Nigeria, left, faces a Christian church, right. 22. Across the narrow valley, the Mount of Olives rises, its slopes covered with the white tombs of wealthy Jews, its summit filled with Christian churches. 23. Added to that were the near silence of the Christian churches and most of their leaders and the indifference of American political and intellectual nabobs. 24. All Christian churches in the Holy Land closed their doors for two days as a sign of protest. 25. But the Christian churches see the Israeli decision as unusual and historic intervention. 26. But the psalms, which were translated in English on facing pages of the Hebrew book of prayers, read the same as the ones recited in Christian churches. 27. But today, few Christian churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, interpret the passage literally. 28. Christian churches take in newly arrived migrants and teach them the Bible and how to speak and dress like Chinese. 29. Christian churches take in newly arrived migrants, teaching them how to speak and dress like Chinese. 30. Christian church groups are publicly horrified, and so too the whole world of Jewish organizations. |
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