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Subject: Re: fundamentalism is scary


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Anne
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Date Posted: 05:17:56 07/10/02 Wed
In reply to: Raisinmom 's message, "Re: fundamentalism is scary" on 04:55:20 07/10/02 Wed
>Finally, it's worth noting that not every Christian
>who supports Israel is a "scary fundamentalist." Some
>Christians support Israel because they agree with Bush
>that it's important strategically; some because they
>agree that Israel has a right to the land because of
>1948; some because they believe the Jews have a right
>to the land for Biblical/historical reasons. I think
>it most unfortunate that you appear to lump all these
>together as "fundamentalist" and intimate that it's
>wrong to accept their support because your average
>Zionist might not agree with all their views. Hell, I
>don't agree with the endgame proposed by some Zionists
>-- does that mean my support should be shunned?

Well that is certainly true. I am a Christian (pretty left leaning), but the far right scares me more than any non-Christian. What they (Jerry Falwell, Pat Robinson) do, IMO, is no different than what the Taliban did, all in the name of religion.

I'm fairly pro-Israel, mainly for the reasons you mentioned. Not so much because of Bush's/political reasons, but because Israel was given the land in 1948, and also because of Biblical history. But I'm not blind to the Palestinian cause.

And if what is going on does equate to ethnic cleansing, does it make it right because the Bible says so? I think not.

Also, and the thing that bugs me the most about the entire situation - just because I speak out for the Palestinians DOESN'T mean I'm being anti-Semitic. There seems to be some movement, some *something* now adays that says that anyone who doesn't jump up and down and sing the praises of Israel, or anyone who shows the least bit of empathy for the Palestinian people, is automatically anti-Semitic.

What a load of hogwash.

Anne
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