2015 September

The Strong Delusion of Christian Zionism

September 29, 2015

In this 27 minute podcast we look into what Christian Zionism is and how to challenge it. Millions of American Christians are influenced by the dogma of Christian Zionism and have been led to believe that worshiping Jesus requires unconditional support for the secular, apostate state of Israel, no matter what it does to Palestinian Christians and Muslims. We Hold These Truths has been educating about and challenging Christian Zionism for over 12 years.

Hebrews 7: 23-28 (lesson 11)

September 28, 2015

In this 26 minute study, Mark Horton compares Jesus as a high priest forever to Melchizedek, who served as a type of Christ as his predecessors or successors were not recorded in the Bible.

Christian Zionist Army to Fight the Next US War For Israel

September 25, 2015

It should be intuitively obvious to the most casual observer that the USA has a war based economy, as evidenced by the size of its military/industrial complex, its bloated defense budget and the serial wars it instigates. Overwhelming support for these wars, particularly those in the Middle East to protect Israel, comes from millions of American Christian Zionists. Here's an idea whose time has come...

The Funding of ISIS by the US & Its Allies

September 17, 2015

In this 13 min. podcast, Chuck Carlson analyzes and compares two articles, "Now the truth emerges: How the US fuelled the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq" by Seumas Milne and "America's Allies Are Funding ISIS" by Josh Rogin to reveal something very interesting. There's so much disinformation about what's going on in the Middle East, it's difficult to tell what the truth is. There's no question that the perpetual meddling by the US in the Middle East and the 25 years of wars against Iraq were bound to create some enemies and "blow-back."

The USA Is Marching Off To War Again

September 14, 2015

Major General Smedley Butler served the Warmakers during the early part of the 20th century and concluded in 1935 that "War Is A Racket" (for a 8 min. video re-enactment, click Here ). In this 17 minute podcast we discuss Professor James Petras' recent article "The Age of Imperial Wars" about the USA's never-ending wars and the push to expand the war on ISIS.

Educating Bernando LaPallo About Palestine On His 114th Birthday

September 14, 2015

We took the occasion of Bernando LaPallo's 114th birthday celebration to plant some seeds about the Israel/Palestine issue. Our gift to Bernando was the inspiring documentary, "Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine." In this 7 1/2 minute video about our presentation to Bernando, we included at the end, the 2 1/2 minute "Al Helm..." trailer (a crash course on the conflict). "Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine" is about a black American, Christian choir that accompanies a Palestinian theater troupe in a play about Dr. Martin Luther King in which Dr. King is played by a Palestinian. The play was performed in several cities in the West Bank of Palestine. None of the choir members had been to Israel before. Their firsthand experiences in Palestine opened their eyes to the brutal nature of the Israeli occupation that Palestinians live under.

Jesus Not Welcomed At Christian Zionist Event

September 5, 2015

In this 22 minute podcast, We Hold These Truths' California Outreach Director, Craig Hanson, talks about a successful and eyeopening, one man vigil at a Christian Zionist event honoring Israel, that was hosted by the Israel Fellowship and held at the South Bay Agape Christian Church (a Chinese fellowship) in San Jose, CA). The organizers invited Christians United For Israel (CUFI) to do one of their "Standing With Israel" events, but with a twist, it was conducted in Mandarin Chinese. A pastor from the church came out to speak with Craig. He said that the church leaders were told by the organizers not to talk about Jesus at the event. This confirms our suspicions that Jesus takes a back seat, or, no seat at all, at Christian Zionist events designed to worship Israel. Be sure to listen to get the rest of Craig's fascinating report. To learn more on why Christian Zionist believe what they do, watch our award winning film, Christian Zionism: The Tragedy & The Turning.