Palestinian American pastor enlightens congregation

Pastor Khader Khalilia has spent the last decade educating his congregation at Redeemer-St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dyker Heights, New York. For starters, many of his congregants initially assumed that all Palestinians were Muslims. Khalilia speaks with The World’s host, Marco Werman, about challenges he’s encountered as one of the few Palestinian faith leaders in the US to lead a Christian church.

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