On Genocide and Jesus
NOTE: I write only to those who claim to be Christian . If you want to read Jewish authors who find Israel's actions abhorrent, check out A Dangerous Conflation: An open letter from Jewish writers The news of October 7th was horrifying. Hamas, a Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and military organization governing the Gaza Strip, had launched a brutal and deadly attack against the state of Israel. The early reports spoke of the murder of innocent Israelis attending a music festival, the killing of Israeli settlers and taking of hostages, and the mass rape of Israeli women. There were also reports of babies being beheaded — victims of brutality almost beyond the human imagination. Even President Biden mentioned this horrific "fact" — which turned out to be a lie — when declaring the United States' unwavering support for Israel. And I watched...knowing what would come next. The Israeli military began carpet bombing Gaza — a 25-mile strip of land that is (or was) hom...