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Even among conservative and fundamentalist Christians, Christian Zionists represent some of the most extreme and dangerous ideologues

much of conservative evangelicalism is infected by their political agenda and perspective

This distinction between “religion as law, power and conquest” and “religion as vision of God” can be a help to anyone who is grappling with the phenomenon which Victoria Clark presents so vividly and thoughtfully in her account of Christian Zionism, or the movement (strongest in America but also present in many other places) that wants Israel to triumph over all its earthly rivals, in the hope that this will bring closer the end of the world.

There's nothing about Christian Zionism that isn't disturbing, but one thing that really stands out for me is the eagerness in hastening the End of the World

just because that's what they want to see it happen

Anyone else doing this would be treated as deranged, dangerous lunatics at best.

extraordinary influence and power