500 Religious Leaders Against Hagee

[nhboy]

"The Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism brings together Jewish and Christian religious leaders and lay persons from around the country with a shared concern for the distortions of the more extreme expressions of Christian Zionism, of which Pastor John Hagee and his Christians United for Israel (CUFI) are the best examples. What is most troubling is the political access Pastor Hagee has, with politicians in Israel and the United States wittingly or unwittingly giving credence to what is best described as a militant apocalyptic theo-political ideology. Senator McCain belatedly realized how toxic Hagee's views are, disassociating his presidential campaign from Hagee's embrace. Several politicians who will be appearing on stage with Pastor Hagee in next week's CUFI summit in Washington DC apparently haven't gotten the message yet."

Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak and Rev. John Hubers: 500 Religious Leaders Against Hagee

 

[Starman3000m]

"The Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism brings together Jewish and Christian religious leaders and lay persons from around the country with a shared concern for the distortions of the more extreme expressions of Christian Zionism, of which Pastor John Hagee and his Christians United for Israel (CUFI) are the best examples. What is most troubling is the political access Pastor Hagee has, with politicians in Israel and the United States wittingly or unwittingly giving credence to what is best described as a militant apocalyptic theo-political ideology. Senator McCain belatedly realized how toxic Hagee's views are, disassociating his presidential campaign from Hagee's embrace. Several politicians who will be appearing on stage with Pastor Hagee in next week's CUFI summit in Washington DC apparently haven't gotten the message yet."

Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak and Rev. John Hubers: 500 Religious Leaders Against Hagee

It is normal for Orthodox Jewish Rabbis to be quite wary and skeptical about Pastor Hagee's support of Israel. However, here is an eye-opening article by one Jewish author that gives a different perspective:

John Hagee and CUFI...Friend Or Foe?
by Gerald A. Honigman

(Excerpts)

If one has never seen thousands of Christians at a rally for Israel, lobbying Congress, the President, etc., then please try to imagine this. I have…Such support is critical here in the States--and thus for Israel too. We have too many Hebrews like James Baker’s “Jew Boy,” Dan Kurtzer (now Obama’s Middle East point man), in the Government instead who, to get ahead, accept the oil-tainted State Department’s view that to be pro-America one has to be hostile to Israel.

I’ll take my chances with John Hagee any day over such fellow tribal members.

CUFI, CAFI, et al are fighting for a better here and now for Israel--something such above Jew landsmen don’t think twice about undermining. Are they concerned about the Hereafter too.? Sure! But the deal is that they don't get the latter without the former...

So, along with my Christian friends (and not all Christians are our friends), I'll worry about the World To Come after this one is made safer for Israel and Jews in the here and now.

Complete article at:

MidEastTruth :: View topic - John Hagee And CUFI--Friend Or Foe?

 

[itsbob]

"The Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism brings together Jewish and Christian religious leaders and lay persons from around the country with a shared concern for the distortions of the more extreme expressions of Christian Zionism, of which Pastor John Hagee and his Christians United for Israel (CUFI) are the best examples. What is most troubling is the political access Pastor Hagee has, with politicians in Israel and the United States wittingly or unwittingly giving credence to what is best described as a militant apocalyptic theo-political ideology. Senator McCain belatedly realized how toxic Hagee's views are, disassociating his presidential campaign from Hagee's embrace. Several politicians who will be appearing on stage with Pastor Hagee in next week's CUFI summit in Washington DC apparently haven't gotten the message yet."

Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak and Rev. John Hubers: 500 Religious Leaders Against Hagee

Interesting. Huffington says 500 religious LEADERS signed the petition and are against Hagee, yet the article says 500 PEOPLE to INCLUDE religious and church leaders have signed the petition.. That to me means 495 people and 3 rabbis and two priests MAY have signed the petition, NOT 500 Religious Leaders.

I don't believe the Presidient of the Mormon Church, the Pope, the leader of the Seventh Day, the Amish, the Methdoist have signed it, so who EXACTLY are these church leaders??

 

[Marie]

Getting off the milk

"The Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism brings together Jewish and Christian religious leaders and lay persons from around the country with a shared concern for the distortions of the more extreme expressions of Christian Zionism, of which Pastor John Hagee and his Christians United for Israel (CUFI) are the best examples. What is most troubling is the political access Pastor Hagee has, with politicians in Israel and the United States wittingly or unwittingly giving credence to what is best described as a militant apocalyptic theo-political ideology. Senator McCain belatedly realized how toxic Hagee's views are, disassociating his presidential campaign from Hagee's embrace. Several politicians who will be appearing on stage with Pastor Hagee in next week's CUFI summit in Washington DC apparently haven't gotten the message yet."

Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak and Rev. John Hubers: 500 Religious Leaders Against Hagee

Although John Hagee is entertaining, I think once your ready to get off the milk, you kind of out grow him. You move away from pastors that have so little to offer, away from the TV evangelist, mostly slinging a prosberity Gospel or man centered nonsense, and actually get in the word yourself. When you do take nourishment from some of the good pastors out there, a topical sermon is a big read flag and you seek out those doing expository preaching.
Now I listen to folks like John MacArthur, John Piper, Alistar Begg, Dr Steven J Lawson.