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Friday, May 20, 2011
Hagee/Beck Alliance hardening
The over the top reaction among many Christians to President Obama's speech yesterday should be a matter of concern to religious and political leaders in America. The near apocalyptic language being used to describe his idea of restoring Israel's boundaries to the same place that they were for the first 20 years of the modern state of Israel's existence is disturbing enough, but when combined with the already growing alliance between John Hagee, the leader of "Christian Zionism", and Glenn Beck it should awaken action on the part of Christian and Jewish leaders. Here are links outlining the growing relationship between the two extremists and how they are exploiting their relationship in the wake of Obama's speech.
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