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To: SJackson
This guy's total lack of comprehension regarding Christianity is breathtaking. As for Robertson's comments, they are not anti-semitic. I'm no huge fan of Robertson, but his comment was addressed regarding Sharon, not all Jews...unless the author would have us believe that to denounce the policies of one person can only be made as part of some grand scheme of hating all Jews...a silly and ignorant notion. Robertson believe God gave the land of Israel to the Jews, and to divide the land that is God given is to find one's self at odds with God's gift...hence his comment. I would not have made the same claim as Robertson...but the general rush to condemn him, and all Christians by extension is annoying, especially because it's rooted in an even more annoying ignorance on the part of those condemning him.
20 posted on 01/08/2006 8:28:14 AM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: highlander_UW
This guy's total lack of comprehension regarding Christianity is breathtaking....

I'd speculate there's more than that at work.

Without getting into interdenominal issues, he's a Christian, living in the US where he likely has contact with numerous Christians. It's not that he's ignorant, he simply doesn't like evangelicals. As to comment was addressed regarding Sharon, not all Jews, that's of course true. And I doubt Pat speaks for all evangelicals. Condemning the many based on the actions of a few, in this case one, is taught early on in bigotry 101.

I've read his columns before, they're carried in YNet, an Israeli paper, even posted them here on occasion. They're usually political satire, with a left wing, mildly anti-Israel bias you'd expect in a left wing paper. He seems to have left his humor at home here, and let his feelings come through. Clearly evangelicals support Israel, and from the palestinian perspective the friend of my enemy is my enemy.

24 posted on 01/08/2006 8:36:24 AM PST by SJackson (Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy. B. Franklin)
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