re: #38 eff

I’ve met several evangelical christians who are supportive of israel for religious reasons, and their support is anything but fickle. Quite the opposite — they’re following God’s heed in their support of the jewish state (“I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.”) Granted, I may not agree with them on many other political issues, but their support for israel is deep and genuine.

I don’t think so at all, unless you mean deeply and genuinely pathological :D I grew up Premillenial Dispensationalist, the main group that makes up Republican Evangelical Christian Zionists (there are a few different factions.) All those cobbled together Bible verses are a grand abstract fantasy, with very little heed for what their theologies cause real people “on the ground” outside their insular communities, and in other parts of the world, Israel included.

In fact, I would say “especially Israel”, because the major concern of people who believe that way is packing as many Jews into Israel so their messiah can return and turn the world into a Christians-rule/everyone else better convert theocracy.

Islam is satan worship, Arabs are subhumans, and Jews are just placeholders in some theological fantasy. They may have swept their legendary, more overt supercessionism under the rug to put on a friendlier facade, but the idea is still foundational to their supposed “support”. So, I don’t support them. They cannot be trusted.