{"id":26246,"date":"2025-12-05T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26246"},"modified":"2025-12-05T23:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:38:24","slug":"lancaster-hosts-jonathan-kuttab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/lancaster-hosts-jonathan-kuttab\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster Church of the Brethren to host Jonathan Kuttab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>A release from Atlantic Northeast District<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Church\u2019s Message of Peacemaking for the World and Gaza\u201d is the theme of a presentation by Palestinian Christian pacifist Jonathan Kuttab to be hosted by Lancaster (Pa.) Church of the Brethren on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hour-long program is sponsored by the Peace Action Network of Lancaster and will feature Kuttab\u2019s presentation followed by a time for questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A well-known human rights attorney, Kuttab practices in the US, Palestine, and Israel. He is co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and executive director of Friends of Sabeel North America, a nonprofit Christian ecumenical organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through education, advocacy, and nonviolent action. He has authored many books and articles including <em>Beyond the Two-State Solution<\/em> and his recent memoir <em>The Truth Shall Set You Free<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Lancaster-COB-to-Host-Jonathan-Kuttab-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Lancaster-COB-to-Host-Jonathan-Kuttab-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Lancaster-COB-to-Host-Jonathan-Kuttab-600px-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Lancaster-COB-to-Host-Jonathan-Kuttab-600px-560x469.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/standing-committee-acts-on-eder-everence\/\">Standing Committee acts on relationship with Eder Financial and Everence at special Zoom meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/edf-grants-to-nigeria-and-lebanon\/\">EDF grants continue Nigeria Crisis Response, support Lebanese affected by war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/standing-committee-special-meeting\/\">Standing Committee to hold special Zoom meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/resources-for-national-youth-sunday\/\">Resources now available for National Youth Sunday 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/interfaith-letter-on-pentagon-budget\/\">Office of Peacebuilding and Policy signs interfaith letter opposing $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Church\u2019s Message of Peacemaking for the World and Gaza\u201d is the theme of a presentation by Palestinian Christian pacifist Jonathan Kuttab to be hosted by Lancaster (Pa.) 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