Clueless Goyim Clergy's Dumb Opinions on the Israel-Hamas War
My advice to them: stop spewing ignorance and STFU!
We are in Year 2 of the Israel-Hamas War, and the level of ignorance I am seeing about the conflict has remained relatively consistent since October 7th, 2023. You would think that people who have centered their entire personality around yelling about some Jews and Arabs in a region thousands of miles away would wish to educate themselves on the conflict they claim to care so much about. Instead, we have witnessed them spiral deeper into their own abyss of lies and misinformation.
Sadly, some Christian clergy have contributed to this state of affairs. Their involvement in the misinformation war was the furthest thing from my mind at the beginning, but now is something I consider worth discussing. Had this been even a few months ago, I would have just written them off as ill-informed goyim who had no knowledge of what the Jews were experiencing—and why should they? Jews don’t expect outsiders to care about our problems; it’s a fact we internalize that from an early age.
But after getting messages from other Jews about this issue and now being on the receiving end of it myself, it’s time for an exposé. Reminder: when you send non-privileged messages via email and post things online, people are entitled to forward to others and reproduce your words on their own forums to call you out on them. That’s the way the Internet works, kids.
I’ll start with December 2023, the front-end of the war. It’s Christmas Day and I’m stuck at home with COVID, so no going out for Chinese food for me. A family friend sends me a link to stream her church’s service, where she will be singing in the choir. I was genuinely curious about what the service entailed, and of course I was happy to watch her perform. For the sake of my friend’s privacy and the fact that I have no wish to knock her or her family, I am leaving the pastor and the church anonymous.
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