Infidels MC, an “anti-Islamic” biker gang turned militia, now mans Gaza’s aid checkpoints. From Blackwater to the Pentagon, Islamophobia is no aberration, but the blueprint.
More Presbyterians and other Christians must bravely speak truth to power with our voices and bodies to end the Gaza genocide. This begins with challenging Christian Zionism and the leaders of our churches who remain complicit.
As both Eastern and Western Christians prepare to celebrate Easter, the divide between Palestinian Christians and those in the West has never been larger. The core of this divide is the racist theology of Christian Zionism.
As U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee will likely go further in advocating for the destruction of Palestine, stepping up the holocaust in Gaza and pushing for the annexation of Gaza and the West Bank.
Donald Trump is filling his incoming administration with pro-Israel war hawks. The moves indicate he will embrace a hawkish foreign policy in the Middle East and advance attacks against organizations aiming to help Palestinians.
“Staying quiet in this moment would be a stain upon our souls and would deepen our complicity,” says Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
March for Israel organizers claim to march against antisemitism but are embracing some of the most influential antisemitic Christian figures due to their support for Israel.
There is tremendous blame to go around for the ongoing violence and bloodshed in occupied Palestine. We must begin to acknowledge it.
Eric Maddox from the Latitude Adjustment Podcast talks to Rev. Dr. Don Wagner about the role Christian Zionism plays in the persecution of Palestinians.