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Originally Posted by Cheese
Maybe We should call them Extremists then?
What is the message of the Christian Zionist? Simply stated it is this: Every act taken by Israel is orchestrated by God, and should be condoned, supported, and even praised by the rest of us.
"Never mind what Israel does," say the Christian Zionists. "God wants this to happen." This includes the invasion of Lebanon, which killed or injured an estimated 100,000 Lebanese and Palestinians, most of them civilians; the bombing of sovereign nations such as Iraq; the deliberate, methodical brutalizing of the Palestinians—breaking bones, shooting children, and demolishing homes; and the expulsion of Palestinian Christians and Muslims from a land they have occupied for over 2,000 years.
Christ cannot return to earth until certain events occur: The Jews must return to Palestine, gain control of Jerusalem and rebuild a temple, and then we all must engage in the final, great battle called Armageddon. Estimates vary, but most students of Armageddon theology agree that as a result of these relatively recent interpretations of Biblical scripture, 10 to 40 million Americans believe Palestine is God's chosen land for the Jews.
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Yes, I'm sure every citizen or soldier in Israle is a Christian Zionist....wait....that makes perfect sense seeing as how they are all Christian in Israel....also the 10 to 40 million Americans believing this also makes sense, because the population of Israel is generally accepted as being made up of 10-40 million Americans.
Dude, I get it, you don't like religion, and it would seem conservative christions in particular, but this is an alltime great, using fundamentalist christian doctorine, as support for calling Israeli Jews fundamentalists is just freakin hillarious.
Did you know people who live in Israel live in the Desert? And that they are all Jews? And that they are really good at building sandcasltes because they live around so much sand? I suppose by your logice Inuit people in Canada who aren't Jews, and don't live in the desert, must be good at making sand castles.
Israel at this point, as it has been for quite a long time, is defending itself, it isn't fundamentalism or Extremism, it's survival. Whether you think Isreal should exist is an entire different debate at this point, but right now Isreal is surrounded on all sides by people who think they have no right to exist. Should they just sit back and let their neighbours tear away at them? I think absolutely not. Yes it would be nice to find a way for them all to live peacefully but untill the state sanctioned terrorism against Isreal stops, I don't think Israel has any choice but to continue to respond quicly and decisively in these situations. Unfortunately, I see it as something that is going to get worse before it gets better.