re: #527 mj

Disagree with this part of your analysis.
I don’t see it as a problem for Israel. First, Evangelical Christianity is generally highly supportive of the State of Israel. It may be their theology but that certainly doesn’t trouble me. I’m in no danger of accepting their theology…I do however welcome their support. Is Israel only to accept support from only those who theology it approves of?
Secondly, The Left will not start liking Israel if Evangelical Christians turned on the State of Israel. The Left stopped backing Israel in 1967 when Israel started to be viewed as the Goliath and the poor Palestinians as David.

We must keep in mind with this debate that American Protestantism does not carry the same anti-Semitic baggage as Euro Protestantism does.

The American narrative of being “the New Israel” has been around since the Pilgrim settlers left for the New World and still rings today.

In some circles there is a genuine affinity for the Jewish people, their shared values and the fact that Israel is a enlighted democracy.