In a ceremony on Tuesday, September 3rd, King Abdullah II of Jordan presented Bishop Munib Younan with the Al-Hussein Decoration for Distinguished Service, First Class by King Abdullah II. Bishop Younan was awarded the medal for his work towards peace, co-existence, and interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. The Al-Hussein Decoration for Distinguished Service, First Class … [Read more…]
SCHWERIN, NORTHERN GERMANY – Bishop Munib Younan joined with religious leaders from around the world to celebrate the installation of the first Bishop of the Nordkirche in Schwerin, North Germany at the Schwerin Cathedral. 750 guests from all walks of society took part in the ceremony that was also broadcast on television and on a video screen … [Read more…]
JERUSALEM – With many people around the world, I am deeply troubled by the apparent use of chemical weapons inside Syria. Such weapons have no place in our world and their use by any party is unacceptable under any circumstance. While the use of chemical weapons is wrong, the forms of intervention being predicted thus … [Read more…]
By Bishop Munib Younan In I John 4:20-21, it is written, “Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this: … [Read more…]
(LWI) Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) welcomed the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to Jerusalem during the Archbishop’s visit to the Holy Land, 26-29 June. This was Welby’s first official visit to the region since his installation earlier this year as the Primate … [Read more…]
UNHCR Initiative Supports Refugees’ Protection and Promotes Interreligious Cooperation (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan has endorsed a historic code of conduct declaration that calls for faith leaders, faith-based organizations and communities to enhance efforts to embrace and support millions of refugees, internally displaced and stateless people, and to … [Read more…]
“We do not live in the mentality of the ghetto, nor in the mentality of a minority complex, nor do we live as dhimmi (dependent) people,” said Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan. “We have always been, as Arab Christians, building our societies, loyal to our countries and nationalities, bringing hope in hopeless situations.” A Palestinian … [Read more…]
BEIT JALA – On Tuesday, May 14th, Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and the National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Bishop Susan Johnson, signed a mutual partnership agreement between the ELCJHL, ELCIC, and Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR). The ELCJHL is happy to … [Read more…]
JERUSALEM – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Holy Land and the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada signed an agreement during the Arabic Speaking service of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on April, 28, 2013 to become companion churches. The agreement was signed by Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical … [Read more…]
GENEVA, 12 April 2013 (LWI) – The first-ever global Arms Trade Treaty will be an important tool for peaceful and non-violent resolution of conflicts, with justice and respect for the dignity and rights of every person, says Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). In a statement today welcoming the adoption … [Read more…]