For Love of Israel, Jews, and Jesus

One should always be wary of a blocked number calling, and 9 times out of 10 it's not good. this time it was the army calling to ask me to go for a day of miluim - tomorrow! My assignment was to take a group of Evangelical Christians for a "militiary/hasbara" tour of Sderot and the surrounding area.
I met the group at their Jerusalem hotel and was greeted with a standing ovation. They laughed at my corny jokes, and assured me that God himself had sent me from Chicago to protect the State of Israel.
Doing my best to stay politically silent and bereft of all personal opinions, I can't say that I remotely identified with their politics or theology. After an emotional testimonial by a Gush Katif "survivor of expulsion" (her words) we drove to Sderot and saw the usual Qassam rocket exhibit behind the police station and overlook into Gaza. I think they loved it.
We prayed. Them for me (including touching and all - I felt a little like camp challah during motzi), and them for the State the government, and for Bibi to have the God-given intellect and courage to not give one inch of land in the upcoming direct talks.
Then, as timing would have it, I came across this article today: Onward, Christian Zionist. James Carroll, of the Boston Globe and author of the excellent book Constantine's Sword, does not mince words. He comes right out and says how big of a threat this demographic is. While there is something to what he says, after spending a day with them, I think that if it's the Evangels vs. Hamas, I'll take the Evangels any day.