Evangelical Support of Israel - Now With Even More Good Will!
Of all the ignorant yet conveniently-stereotype-affirming arguments favored by the academic and cultural left, among our least favorite is the conceit whereby Salon and Nation journalists go deep into Christianity to uncover the deep, dark, apocalyptic motives that evangelicals have for their support of Israel. Everyone's heard this canard – supposedly, the only reason that fundamentalist Christians support Israel is because they want to get all the Jews back to Israel in preparation for a final war and the return of Christ. This argument is quite simply slanderous: evangelical Christians who support Israel are inspired by literal interpretations of the Bible, yes, but of a far more benign kind.
But the problem with this argument is that it's always teetering on conspiracy theory ground: demonstrate an alternative, non-Revelation-based motive, and leftists can claim that Christian leaders are just hiding their true motives. So the only real way to get at the debate is to just highlight obvious, undeniable good will and dare the left to spin it as all one pre-planned conspiracy:
Millions of Evangelical Christians around the world support and constantly pray for the State of Israel , representatives at a meeting of the Knesset's Christian Allies Caucus said Wednesday. Dozens of Evangelical pastors, parliament members, and leaders from an array of countries gathered at the Knesset in Jerusalem to proclaim their support for the country, during a meeting of the Caucus, which was also attended by Knesset Members from across the political spectrum. "We see Israelis as our spiritual mothers and fathers. It's an honor for us to be here," Pastor Norman Miller of Australia told Ynetnews. "We love your God, Israel," Miller told the meeting, to a round of warm applause. "The line between the political and the biblical is disappearing," Josh Reinstein, Director of the Caucus, told the meeting. "Around the world, we see the rise of radical Islam come against our Judeo-Christian values, and we must meet it with a well organized response," Reinstein said. "We formed the Christian Allies Caucus to coordinate cooperate and communicate with our Christian allies around the world… we want to work with you, and we thank you for your support," he told delegates.
Yes, they're obviously donating their time, money, and passion because they want to see all of the Jews wiped out. That makes perfect sense, and is totally compatible with everything we know about human nature and these people's behavior.
But the problem with this argument is that it's always teetering on conspiracy theory ground: demonstrate an alternative, non-Revelation-based motive, and leftists can claim that Christian leaders are just hiding their true motives. So the only real way to get at the debate is to just highlight obvious, undeniable good will and dare the left to spin it as all one pre-planned conspiracy:
Millions of Evangelical Christians around the world support and constantly pray for the State of Israel , representatives at a meeting of the Knesset's Christian Allies Caucus said Wednesday. Dozens of Evangelical pastors, parliament members, and leaders from an array of countries gathered at the Knesset in Jerusalem to proclaim their support for the country, during a meeting of the Caucus, which was also attended by Knesset Members from across the political spectrum. "We see Israelis as our spiritual mothers and fathers. It's an honor for us to be here," Pastor Norman Miller of Australia told Ynetnews. "We love your God, Israel," Miller told the meeting, to a round of warm applause. "The line between the political and the biblical is disappearing," Josh Reinstein, Director of the Caucus, told the meeting. "Around the world, we see the rise of radical Islam come against our Judeo-Christian values, and we must meet it with a well organized response," Reinstein said. "We formed the Christian Allies Caucus to coordinate cooperate and communicate with our Christian allies around the world… we want to work with you, and we thank you for your support," he told delegates.
Yes, they're obviously donating their time, money, and passion because they want to see all of the Jews wiped out. That makes perfect sense, and is totally compatible with everything we know about human nature and these people's behavior.
