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A wind of change

 

A wind of change is blowing through the middle –east; the spirit of democracy, freedom and equality - surely these changes will be beneficial to people who have been oppressed for centuries? Meanwhile western governments are becoming more authoritarian and centralizing power on the home front. American neo-conservatives are constructing a new myth, and the vehicle for their ideology is Christian fundamentalism.

The United States of America contains only 5% of the global population, consumes 25% of the resources, accounts for 40% of the world's arms expenditure and has troops stationed in over 170 countries; it has therefore a disproportionate influence on world affairs – and within America Christian fundamentalists have a disproportionate influence on the government. A new “beast” is emerging in the middle-east – "The military victory in Iraq seems to have confirmed a new world order," Joseph Nye, dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, wrote recently in The Washington Post. "Not since Rome has one nation loomed so large above the others. Indeed, the word 'empire' has come out of the closet." We now have a “Democratic” Afghanistan and Iraq, concessions to democracy in Egypt and Jordan; with Israel representing the oldest middle-eastern democracy.
Theologian Martin Marty voices the concern of many when he says, "The problem isn't with Bush's sincerity, but with his evident conviction that he's doing God's will." As Christianity Today put it, "Some worry that Bush is confusing genuine faith with national ideology." The president's faith, wrote Klein, "does not give him pause or force him to reflect. It is a source of comfort and strength but not of wisdom."
See Dangerous Religion-Bush's Theology of Empire
Who is next?....Lebanon?....Syria?.....Iran? Many Christian fundamentalists support a particular brand of Christianity called “Christian Zionism” this is examined in our online article (also available inPDF).

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