December 4, 2005

THE ADL CHOOSES SOME ODD ALLIES:

Christian Zionism: Terror In Jesus' Name (Yoginder Sikand, 04 December, 2005, Countercurrents.org)
Represented by literally hundreds of small denominations and churches today, particularly in America, Christian Zionism is today a formidable force and a major actor in global politics. Christian Zionism comes in various shades, but the core of its message is total, unflinching support to the state of Israel and the Zionist imperialist project. Christian Zionists today exercise an enormous clout in the Bush administration. Bush, too, may himself be characterised in some sense as a Christian Zionist, for his policies in the Middle East and elsewhere clearly reflect or tally with the Christian Zionist agenda.

War, conquest and imperialist domination, based on a fanatic insistence on the absolute truth of Christianity and the racial superiority of the Jews lie at the very heart of Christian Zionism.
The argument that Christians are acting to benefit a superior race is at least novel.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 4, 2005 9:56 AM
Comments

I wonder if the Miami Herald carried the story?

Posted by: Genecis at December 4, 2005 11:44 AM

Yoginder Sikand, I would guess, is a sub-continental. Countercurrents is a radical left web site. As daffy as poor old Abe Foxman can be, I don't think either Sikand or countercurrents represents him or the ADL.

Posted by: Robert Schwartz at December 4, 2005 1:54 PM

So Israel conquers a few bits of territory in a defensive war 38 years ago, and that's not just "imperialism" but an "imperialist project"? I really wish more leftists would try to argue without such hysterical distortions of language.

Posted by: PapayaSF at December 4, 2005 5:58 PM

The writer, possibly, by his name some sort of Worthy Oriental Gentleman, just doesn't understand Judeo-Christian exceptionalism.

It has never been a matter of "racial superiority." Not superior, just chosen, lest any man should boast.

Posted by: Lou Gots at December 5, 2005 7:16 AM
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