Vicar bans Christmas carol O Little Town of Bethlehem

Rev. Stephen Coulter told the congregation at North Dorset District Council's civic carol service that he had visited the city in a recent pilgrimage to Israel and the West Bank and was shocked by the devastation he witnessed.

He said the Arab-Israeli conflict had destroyed its population and tourism and that he would not join in the singing of the carol.

He told them the words 'How still we see thee lie' were too far removed from life in Bethlehem. 

And he highlighted reports that the Israeli government was prohibiting the movement of communion wine from Bethlehem this Christmas because it was deemed a security risk. read it all 

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