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' The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday June 20 2002 — C3 ' DamM SotpBMDFft ®ffliirai®ll : V-’ By Richard N OstHng AP Rettgion Writer '‘t i 7 -- F : 91 The recent siege at Bethlehem’s revered Church of the Nativity dra-amongthe Mideast’s thud party Arab Christians Hostility toward Israel’s tactics has grown in their dwindling ranks (and in Europe) However American Christians are largely steadfast in traditional support for Israel though some church statements have become more critical of die nation’s tactics Some Americans simply empathize with Jewish friends Those with longer memories believe humanitari-anisrequires a secure Jewish homeland in the world Others embrace Israel as a Mideast outpost of democracy and Western values Lately suicide bombings against Israeli civilians have undercut sympathy for Palestinians Conservative evangelical tants bold varying view but as the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and other media have noted 1i major segment of “premillcnnialists” and “dispensa- donalists” bases unflinching support for Israel upon literal interpretation of die Bible For some that includes prophecies about Israel’s future role “Most evangelicals are certain that God always takes die side of Israel’’ in any conflict comment Randall Balmer and Lauren Winner in “Protestantism in America (Columbia University Press) National Review’s Rod Dreher says evangelicals who hold a “divine right” viewpoint support Israel with an “uncritical fervor that exceeds that of even some American Jews” & i h k f 1 ' iV -'fi k£ p: W aa n a v' y m post-Holoca- — t 41 1 a JD J 5 End-Tim- es 6 i J APlUa photo Palestinian residents ct Bethlehem pour out onto Manger Square in front of the k Church of the Nativity after the Israel army pulled out and the siege ended on May 10 five-wee- ‘ : ' Such belief is fueled less by evangelical graduate-lev- el theology schools (except for Dallas Theological Seminary) than by Bible colleges and popular media especially bestselling books and radio-Tpreachel rallies are held each ers year during the Gospel broadcasters’ That passage includes the first of several promises bestowing the Holy Land For some the boundaries of God’s land grant were forever fixed in Genesis 13:18: “To your descendants I give this land from the river of Egypt to the great river the river Iraq) Like Eupfmttes” (present-da- y convention some Israelis these Protestants think those troublesome Jewish settlements among West Bank Palestinians are ‘part of the divine plan By contrast the bulk of official Christian theology — Roman “Most evangelicals are Catholic Orthodox classical ProtesGod always certain tant — avoids such readings of die side of Israel'’ Bible and literalism on apocalyptic prophetic and poetic passages The — “Protestantism In influential St Augustine (AD 354-America” 430) formulated that view On God’s covenant with ancient Israel details vary but such interOne exponent the Rev Richard preters often say the promises were Land social-issuspokesman for the conditioned on Israel’s faithfulness Southern Baptist Convention said in or that the coming of Jesus Christ the Los Angeles Times that God gave ended national distinctions A favorite the “unconditional” promise to Israel text is Galatians 3:28: ‘“There is neithat “he would give dial land to the ther Jew nor Greek for you are all Jews forever” one in Christ Jesus” In calling God’s promise permaThe harder-edge-d “replacement nent literalists often cite a complex theology” says the Christian church New Testament passage on the has absorbed the ancient promises covenant with Abraham (Hebrews ' made to Israel For instance a recent 6:13-2- 0) that says God showed “the article in the Protestant weekly World heirs of the promise the unchangeable said Israel has no “claims to national character of his purpose" divine right” because “Israel as a whole today rejects her Messiah” impossible that God shot Then there are biblical liberals who false” Literalists like Land also believe doubt God made such promises and the welfare of the United States figure Israelites turned their national depends on friendship with Israel due aspirations into divine revelation Or to God’s biblical covenant with Abraas Reform Judaism’s Torah commenham’s descendants: “I will bless tary suggests perhaps Genesis doesthose who bless you and him who n’t recount God’s words to Abraham curses you I will curse” (Genesis but merely the “spiritual experience” and “internal vision” of Abraham 12:3) V Pto-Isra- 66 that takes the es : Happenings Circus CAPS match The Cache Practical Shoot- ers CAPS will host the Utah State “Factory Gun” Champi-grounonship Saturday at die Cache Valley Hunter Education Cen ter three miles west of Logan on Highway 30 Registration and walk through from 6 to 7 ajn Match starts at 7 ajn Match foes $45 until Friday $60 on match day For infer The American Crown Or- cus performs at 6 wt 8 pm Thursday at die Cache Fair- Tickets can be bought at the entrance ' 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