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Rick Perry: 'As a Christian I Have a Directive to Support Israel'

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makeitstop9/20/2011 1:15:11 pm PDT

re: #254 Buck

He supported Wright up to and until Wright came out as a raging anti-semite. You miss that point. Is it fair then to speculate that Obama is a raging anti semite?

Many on your side did exactly that. Go look at clips of Sean Hannity from around that time. Obama was given zero benefit of the doubt re Wright.

I don’t consider Christian Zionism to be harmful to anyone. It is a belief. As a athiest I allow for people to have religious beliefs of all kind. Racism is another issue. Wright is a Racist. Obama denounced the racist comments.

I fully disagree. Christian Zionists see Israel as a means to an end - getting their asses to Heaven. It is a dangerous and malignant sect of Christianity, as are the Dominionists (who have also thrown in behind Perry).

Perry is a presidential candidate, and these people are whispering in his ear. He counts many of them as close advisors. How much sway will they hold in a Perry administration?

If that was a valid question for Obama due to his relationship with Wright (and I’ll reiterate - he was hounded for weeks over it), then it is an equally valid question for Perry to answer.

Obama answered his question when pressed. Will Perry do the same?

Do you consider Christianity, or specifically Christian Zionist to be racist? Or just wrong?