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Jon Margolis's avatar

As a non-Christian, I would ask whether any serous person really believes that Jesus would affirm the ideas of the “Christian” nationalists? (Not Christian democracy—-in post-war Europe Christian democratic parties were the liberal answer to Communism.)

Oh, and has anyone pointed out to Viktor Orban that his Magyar ancestors were immigrants to what is now Hungary?

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Keith Wheelock's avatar

Jon Jesus would be excluded from evangelical ‘Christianity’ and Eisenhower would be excluded from today’s ‘Republican Party.’

As someone who had the privilege of lunching with David Ben-Gurion in 1954 and then spending over an hour listening to him in his book-filled study, I believe that BG would be banned (for good reason) from Netanyahu’s cabinet. I am now embarrassed that a tree was planted for me in Israel.

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Susan Burgess's avatar

My opinion from observation is that No. The born again Christians do not need to reconcile what Jesus would do in our current situation. To them the end times are upon us. The Christians are going to heaven and the others are not. Jesus would approve because those people who are damned should have listened when we told them they had to say the sentence “I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.” But they didn’t listen and now there is nothing we can do to save them. But we’ll pray for them .🙏🏼

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Jon Margolis's avatar

Well, all of those good "Christians" better run up to the head of the line on Judgment Day, because if they get behind us Jews they're going to wait through eternity while we argue with God.

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Susan Burgess's avatar

Laughter ringing down all over me.

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