Crazy For The End - 4

Look with me at the uncritical thinking that accompanies contemporary American craziness about end times.  Think about our attitudes and actions concerning the nation of Israel.

• Because of much current teaching about the centrality of Israel as a nation in fundamentalist beliefs about the End Times,
• Christian politicians often excuse Israel of crimes against neighbors and citizens which we would never excuse in anyone else
• Strangely, there is also the belief among meny that Israel has to be nearly destroyed in a “battle of Amerageddon”
• Sadly, our support of Israel is usually based on the nation being around to be attacked
• We withhold appropriate help and support from Muslims who have been cheated out of their homes and businesses without recompense
• We lump al Muslims together because, of course, they hate Israel.
• (Muslims do the same thing -- lump all Jewish people together as objects of hate)

This is a short, simplistic list.  As we think, however, we realize that we are dealing with people holding beliefs that seem complex, but are really quite simple.  Simple minded.  Simple craziness.

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