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Carter seeks to split Evangelicals from Israel support
American Thinker ^ | May 10, 2007 | Ed Lasky

Posted on 05/10/2007 1:33:20 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative

Former President Jimmy Carter recently has stepped up his efforts to split the bonds between Evangelical voters and Israel. From The Jewish Week:

Wading into the delicate fray over the alliance between Jews and pro-Israel Evangelicals, former President Jimmy Carter last week reportedly said it was a mistake for Jews to accept such ties, and that he was working to convince Southern Baptists to change the way they look at Judaism and the Middle East.

Christian Zionists can be better friends of Israel by challenging its government's policies, while accepting Judaism as a legitimate path to God, Carter told a group organized by Rabbi Michael Lerner in California last week, according to the rabbi.

"He said it was a terrible error for Jews to become allied with Christian Zionists who actually desire our conversion or burning in hell," Rabbi Lerner related in an interview Tuesday.

The alliance between Jewish and Evangelical Christian supporters of Israel has grown over the years. Evangelical support for Israel is often misunderstood and in some cases maligned-it comes often from the most noble of reasons. Regardless of one's views, this support has been very important.

The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, headed by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, has been in the forefront of building these links and raises many millions of dollars from Evangelical Christians to help Jews around the world who are in need. Christians United for Israel has become a politically influential voice for Israel around the nation. In an era during which Israel has lost support in many quarters, this support from Evangelical Christians should be welcomed. Yet, there are forces developing that are not attempting to erode this support. I wrote about this dynamic earlier in this article, "Splitting the Evanngelicals from Israel".


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Israel; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: antisemite; carter; carterlegacy; dajooz; israel; proisrael; saudishill; worstpresidentever; zionism
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1 posted on 05/10/2007 1:33:26 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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"He said it was a terrible error for Jews to become allied with Christian Zionists who actually desire our conversion or burning in hell," Rabbi Lerner related in an interview Tuesday.

Is it surprising that a dumbass who pretends to be a nuclear scientist also pretends to be a theologian?

2 posted on 05/10/2007 1:35:49 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: West Coast Conservative

BTTT


3 posted on 05/10/2007 1:36:00 PM PDT by NEWwoman
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To: wideawake

If I remember correctly Revelation prophecy says that in the end times (All Nations will come against Israel) Is Carter doing his part to ensure that the U.S. does its part in meeting that prediction?


4 posted on 05/10/2007 1:37:27 PM PDT by tomnbeverly (Leaving Iraq to defend itself against Al-qaeda is like asking a fetus to protect against abortion.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

“He said it was a terrible error for Jews to become allied with Christian Zionists who actually desire our conversion or burning in hell,” Rabbi Lerner related in an interview Tuesday.”

Better to become allied with liberals who want Israel to burn now, I guess.


5 posted on 05/10/2007 1:37:50 PM PDT by ConservativeDude (")
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To: tomnbeverly

He’s certainly trying his level best to destroy Israel, that’s for sure.


6 posted on 05/10/2007 1:38:49 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: wideawake

Only as surprising as the attention paid to his blathering idiocy.


7 posted on 05/10/2007 1:38:54 PM PDT by x_plus_one (As long as we pretend to not be fighting Iran in Iraq, we can't pretend to win the war.)
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To: tomnbeverly
Carter is undoubtedly possessed.

On the other hand he's keeping demons entertained who'd otherwise be bothering other people.

8 posted on 05/10/2007 1:39:30 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: West Coast Conservative

Hasn’t this guy done enough damage to the World already?

Darn, I actually voted for him.....twice.


9 posted on 05/10/2007 1:40:56 PM PDT by Radix ( "You can take the wisdom of this world, and give it to the ones who think it all ends here.")
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You know, I was just reading about Reagan at Reykjavik, and to even allow the words Jimmy Carter on this fine website is almost sacrilige. We shoud borrow a line from Harry Potter; from now on Carter should be refered to as: “The peanut farmer who must not be named.” Or, “the peanut farmer whos name makes me ill.”


10 posted on 05/10/2007 1:41:05 PM PDT by Ace's Dad ("There are more important things: Friendship, Bravery...")
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Dershowitz has it right.....Carter’s a worthless bum.
11 posted on 05/10/2007 1:41:17 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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Hurry up and die Jimmah, you miserable old POS.


12 posted on 05/10/2007 1:41:38 PM PDT by lesser_satan (FRED THOMPSON '08)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I don’t think he’s stupid or senile; I think the Arabs bought the sunuvabich.


13 posted on 05/10/2007 1:41:44 PM PDT by darth
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Jimmah needs to read his Bible now and then...

Gen 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

14 posted on 05/10/2007 1:45:32 PM PDT by BigFinn (isa 32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.)
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So, Jimmuh and the raving liberal Lerner are going to detach American evangelicals from their support of Israel? Yeah, right.

You're a legend in your own mind, Jimmuh.

15 posted on 05/10/2007 1:46:25 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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He’s certainly trying his level best to destroy Israel, that’s for sure.

Joshua Murchavik wrote an article on Jimmah's anti-Semitism, but Murchavik neglected to mention racist populist, Tom Watson, as the probable influence for Carter's judenhass.

16 posted on 05/10/2007 1:47:19 PM PDT by Stepan12 ( "We are all girlymen now." Conservative reaction to Ann Coulter's anti PC joke)
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To: Stepan12

Tell us more.


17 posted on 05/10/2007 1:48:07 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: Radix
Darn, I actually voted for him.....twice.

Well, you were young and foolish. Weren't we all? I voted for McGovern (she said in mortification).

18 posted on 05/10/2007 1:48:13 PM PDT by American Quilter (You can't negotiate with people who are dedicated to your destruction.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

He’s a paid shill of the Saudis. He’s an antisemite.


19 posted on 05/10/2007 1:48:41 PM PDT by weegee (Libs want us to learn to live with terrorism, but if a gun is used they want to rewrite the Const.)
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To: muawiyah

Jews are prohibited from even entering Saudi Arabia.


20 posted on 05/10/2007 1:49:45 PM PDT by weegee (Libs want us to learn to live with terrorism, but if a gun is used they want to rewrite the Const.)
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