In 2002, 131 theologians posted “An Open Letter” that was a scathing critique of Christian Zionism. They had the courage to do something that theologians don’t seem to have the courage to do these days: proclaim the theology they believe in. What has changed? The reality is that what gets taught in protestant churches is primarily determined by what does not offend wealthy donors – and almost all these donors are Zionists.
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By rejecting Jerusalem’s churches, the US ambassador to Israel advances a narrow Zionist reading of Christianity, shifting God’s covenant from Christ to power, territory and exclusion
It goes deeper than you can imagine. Almost everything you see from evangelicals in support of Israel is paid for by the Israeli government and serves as foreign propaganda.
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Israel exploits the religious beliefs of millions of American Christians, fostering a certain flavor of fanaticism to empower a doomsday cult in a twisted effort to serve the interests of this increasingly genocidal apartheid state.
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“Shame on you,” says Father Jacques Noble-Abed of Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, referring to US evangelicals who support Israel. “Because this is not the teaching of Jesus in the Gospel.”