Why Christians should repent of past antisemitism
By 
Dr James Patrick2022-05-12T13:36:00
The Church of England has held a special service to apologise for passing anti-Jewish laws 800 years ago that resulted in the expulsion of Jews from England. But can Christians repent of historic acts they were not personally responsible for? Dr James Patrick says we both can, and should
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