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Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv
I would take issue that Christians control government (if they did, I suggest that we would not support Israel to such a great extent, and we would thereby incur less hatred from the middle east), nor do they come close to "controlling" Hollywood.
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Originally Posted by martinguerre
Support for Israel isn't a Christian priority? Historically, there have been extremely strong voices for Israel within Evangelic and fundamentalist Christianities...
I'm puzzled by your suggestion here...it makes very little sense to me. Several Christian groups are involved in funding Aliyah, the big hitters of the Christian Right are all vocally pro-Israel...
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The "we" in red above was referring to the US government, not Christians. I didn't make that clear.
My point was intended to be that Christians do not control our government to as great an extent as some people believe. A politician who proposed diminishing our support of Israel (even though they have been caught spying on us) would encounter a great deal of opposition from the Jewish community. He or she would also be branded as a "bigot" or "anti-Semite."
In New York, such a position would be political suicide.
Back to the original question: No, I don't think Christians are particularly welcome here. All too often, revealing you are a Christian opens the door to assumptions that by no means apply to all of us.
For example, it only took you four sentences to zero in on the "Christian Right" as if they speak for all Christians.