The governmental support definitely is not based on religion. The US makes semiconductor tech there and Israel is one giant front-line fortress for us. Israel is the Middle Eastern outpost analog to all of the East Asian allies who are littered with US military bases.

[–] Staiden@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My parents and my entire family only support Israel because the Bible says "If Israel falls the world ends". It's all the religious right cares about which is a very large part of the US. All of these are just my opinion and i love constuctive conversation. It's really a massive mix of things and just for me to minimize it to religion isnt exactly right.

[–] Glytch@ttrpg.network 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I always heard it the other way around. That restoring Israel would bring about the End Times, but also that the End Times are a good thing because it means the Kongdom of God will finally be realized. I went to a pentecostal summer camp, though, so that might have something to do with it.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a prerequisite of the Christian rapture for the Jews to control Israel and Jerusalem.

So basically, they think that the Jews need to be in charge over there so that the sky daddy can abduct people up to heaven when the apocalypse comes. Literally batshit insane. It sounds like something a schizophrenic person came up with.

[–] TeraFloppy@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It sounds like something a schizophrenic person came up with.

It likely is.

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 5 points 1 year ago

Just like “bipolar disorder” used to be called “manic depression”, “schizophrenia” used to be called “prophecy”.

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I bet God's dick is so big that when He wears protection it's called the Kongdom of God

[–] Glytch@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

Lol, didn't even notice. I'm leaving it