What's wrong with Christian Zionism? (If not now, when?)

[mary_j_59]

I am deeply upset by the news of the world, and thus I'm posting something rather controversial. One of the driving forces in U.S. politics is Christian Zionism. I have many problems with that philosophy, if philosophy it can be called

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[mary_j_59]

Oh, the philosophy does exist, and it unfortunately drives a lot of our governmental attitudes, or so I understand. There are, I believe, more Christian Zionists in the U.S. than there are actual Zionists. As to Christians supporting Israel - yes, that's a knee-jerk reaction with several causes, some good, some not so good, and many unexamined. One of the causes of this, frankly, is that a majority of the Palestinians -- not all, by any means, but a majority -- are Muslim. And too many Christians see Muslims as intrinsically "other". We see them as hostile, barbaric, primitive, anti-Christian, etc., just because they are Muslim. This isn't right, and we need to examine it. From what I have observed in the past twelve years or so, there is very little difference between the attitudes of right-wing Muslims, right-wing Christians, and right-wing Jews. And Richard Clarke - I'm pretty sure it was him - was absolutely right when he said that the Palestinians were the best-educated, most moderate people among the Arabs of the Middle East. He got thoroughly castigated for saying this, but it's the simple truth.

In short - yes, Jewish people have suffered greatly, often at the hands of Christians, and that's wrong. But what is happening to the Palestinians is also a sin and a crime against humanity, and Christians are wrong to support it.