Evangelical affinity makes Jews nervous

A growing affinity toward Jews among evangelical Christians is alarming many Jewish leaders, The Washington Post reports.

Rev. Lamarr Mooneyham of the (Southern Baptist) Tabernacle in southern Virginia, frames his love for the Jews this way: I'm a pardoned gentile, but I'm not one of the Chosen People. They're the apple of God's eye.

Jewish leaders are suspicious of the evangelical adoration. Leaders of the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee and the Union for Reform Judaism have decried what they see as a threat to the separation of church and state from evangelicals who believe they have an ally in the White House.

Julie Galambush, a former American Baptist minister who converted to Judaism 11 years ago, said many Jews suspect that evangelicals' support for Israel is rooted in a belief that the return of Jews to the promised land will trigger the Second Coming of Jesus and mass conversion.

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of right-wing Christo-fascists spouting platitudes. In many of their minds, the only good Jew (or Muslim or Buddhist or whatever) is a converted one.

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Good GAWD...is that her REAL NAME?

Anyway, good to see some folks waking up about this.

I can certainly see why that would make them more than a little suspicious. I'm glad these Jewish groups see right through this shameless sucking up. Now if only the evangelists could "discover" their own motives with a little honest self-reflection....naw, that would surely condemn them to hell.

one gets tired of all these evangelical nutcases! why can't they leave people alone?

as in, many of us have seen the actions of Evangelicals towards Jews and distrust their motives. I have no specific problem with Evangelicals who don't proselytize, don't try to mix religion and politics and don't go around saying G-d is killing a Jewish leader because of his political decisions.