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The danger of a 'chosen' nation

Israel holds a sacred place in the words of the Old Testament. But does Christian doctrine give that country a free pass at the expense of peace in the Middle East?

By Oliver "Buzz" Thomas

John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, was nobody's fool. Born before Darwin and the age of modern science, Wesley was prescient enough to temper church tradition and the teachings of Scripture with reason and experience. Twenty-first century Christians would be wise to do the same.

I say that because some of our religious doctrines may be getting us into trouble. Evangelical Christian Jimmy Carter reminds us of one such doctrine with the publication of his controversial new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. It is the persistent notion (particularly among evangelicals) that because Israel was God's chosen nation in the Old Testament, America should turn a blind eye to her shortcomings today.



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dbentertain2337 reads

but the government wants tolerance for Muslims,   Hindus  and other religions.

I DO NOT THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD JUST YET ALLOW A MUSLIM TO BECOME PRESIDENT.

it was said that the wars america is in now help the ZIONIST

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bong_water1866 reads

There's lots of different christians.

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BonRoué1809 reads

the American colonists were in many cases fleeing persecution from Christians in other countries, or from totalitarian regimes supported by indigenous Christian churches.

Freedom of / from religion and freedom of speech were not Christian values at the time of the founding of America and a good argument can be made that the same holds true today.

Note that the intellectual founders of America were decidedly non-Christian.

And that if a Christian denomination had the political power to control the US, our country would mirror those run by Islamic fundamentalists.

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charlie4452411 reads

run the US. Which intellectual founders of America were decidedly non-Christian? I think the main issue that the founders had with religion was a question of tax support. They didn't want to pay to have European churches in the colonies. In those days churches had what amounted to state power. Paying for the Catholics to set up shop would have been the same as paying taxes to Italy.

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