Re:Why is Jerusalem blurry on Google Maps? (2019)
by tablespoon on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:41AM
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>> Why does Israel get this special treatment and not others?
> evangelical christians think that jews occupying israel is a prerequisite for the rapture, so they want to defend israel to ensure that happens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism
Such a categorical statement doesn't seem to pass the smell test, since a quick google found this survey which seems to show that a large fraction of American Evangelical leaders likely don't believe in the rapture at all (I say likely, because it doesn't give that number explicitly, but it seems safe to say it's more than a third).
> Among leaders from the Global South, 73% say they believe in the Rapture, compared with 44% of Global North leaders. But majorities of those surveyed from all regions except Europe believe in the rapture of the Church; evangelical leaders from sub-Saharan Africa are especially likely to believe in the Rapture (82%).
I think the real reason for Israel's special treatment is Cold War and post-Cold War politics. much of Israel's population had ties to Europe, many of its neighbors were Soviet allies, and similar Islamic militant groups have caused headaches to both countries.
> evangelical christians think that jews occupying israel is a prerequisite for the rapture, so they want to defend israel to ensure that happens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism
Such a categorical statement doesn't seem to pass the smell test, since a quick google found this survey which seems to show that a large fraction of American Evangelical leaders likely don't believe in the rapture at all (I say likely, because it doesn't give that number explicitly, but it seems safe to say it's more than a third).
https://www.pewforum.org/2011/06/22/global-survey-beliefs/:
> Among leaders from the Global South, 73% say they believe in the Rapture, compared with 44% of Global North leaders. But majorities of those surveyed from all regions except Europe believe in the rapture of the Church; evangelical leaders from sub-Saharan Africa are especially likely to believe in the Rapture (82%).
I think the real reason for Israel's special treatment is Cold War and post-Cold War politics. much of Israel's population had ties to Europe, many of its neighbors were Soviet allies, and similar Islamic militant groups have caused headaches to both countries.