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MOST PHOTOGENIC
CHILD CONTEST
"I think force is the only
way that Israel can
survive. Her enemies
don't respond to
anything else. Arafat
doesn't understand
diplomacy or negotia-
tion. He's a killer by
nature, and he's a liar."
"Because of our religious views some peo-
the right of the evangelicals to evangelize.
ple say that we are therefore anti-every-
For us to ask them to stop is to ask them
body who disagrees with us. It is the
to stop being authentically Christian. We
Christian message that Jesus said, 'I am
don't mind their dialogue, but we just
the truth and the life.' We teach that and
don't want to be bopped over the head
preach that and believe that. I don't know
with it. There are Jews who distrust him,
of any credible Christian minister who
but there are surprisingly many Jews who
doesn't believe in the sincerity of other
support him. Those who oppose him do so
persons who disagree with him or wish any
mostly because of his church and state
one ill or who are against anyone for that
beliefs."
disagreement. I believe that a Jew is just
"The First Amendment says Congress
as sincere in what he believes as I am. And
shall make no law respecting the establish-
for that reason I can only say that as a
ment of religion or prohibiting the free ex-
Christian, salvation is entered through the
ercise thereof," Falwell said. "The estab-
shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. At
lishment clause says we shall never have
the time I'm aware that the Orthodox rab-
the Church of England or Roman Catholic
bi feels that my savior never came. We
or Baptist Church as the state church.
have separate beliefs but similar convic-
That's all it says. The free exercise clause
tions. But our Christian conviction also
says that Congress shall never make any
says that Jews and Gentiles who die with-
law telling people whom they may worship
out Jesus are lost." Judaism, he said, is
or how they may worship. There is not a
therefore an incomplete religion. This is
word in the Constitution prohibiting reli-
where the missionizing to the Jews comes
gious Americans, clergy or leity to par-
in. But Falwell insisted that he wasn't
ticipate in their government. When you
behind any effort to target the Jews.
consider that more than three quarters of
"I don't think there's any Biblical com-
the American people are religious people,
mission for the Christian to target any-
to exclude them would be to exclude the
one," Falwell said. "The commission is 'go
majority of people from political involve-
ye through all the world and preach the
ment. You never hear of anyone putting
gospel to every creature.' I share my faith
down a minister for being involved in poli-
with whoever I'm with. I think there's a
tical affairs if that minister is liberal. The
difference between sharing your faith or
only
time you hear the violation of church
communicating what you believe in and
and state rhetoric is when someone comes
buttonholing people, and I think that's the
out in support of the State of Israel who
obnoxious part of any faith where Chris-
is a minister or who is in support of the
tians are told by an authority to do some-
Judeo-Christian ethic. To me that is
thing or else."
hypocrisy and I refuse to accept it."
But while he denies targeting the Jews
It's not hard to guess where Falwell
for missionary work, his name is listed on
stands
on issues such as abortion, ERA,
the advisory board of the American Board
tuition
tax credits and prayer in school.
of Missions to the Jews, a broad-based
Perhaps
the flagship of all his beliefs is the
Christian evangelical organization.
Moral
Majority.
To be a member you have
Rabbi Eckstein minimizes this, saying
to
be
pro-life,
pro-traditional
family, pro-
that Falwell's name is probably on many
moral and pro-American, according to
different religious "advisory boards,"
Falwell. It is not a religious organization,
without his taking a direct role in the
he insisted, it's a political coalition with
organization.
Jews among its 6.5 million members.
"I believe his support for the Jewish
For many, the Moral Majority's mere
community is unconditional," Eckstein
existence was evidence enough of Falwell's
said. "I don't think his support is con-
desire to Christianize America. Again,
tingent on Jewish conversion to Chris-
Falwell denied that that was his intent or
tianity. I believe his support stems from
the Moral Majority's intent.
his taking the Bible very seriously and
"It's as ridiculous to assume that Amer-
literally. He feels that one of the only
ica can be Christianized as to believe that
reasons America has been blessed as a free
it can be Judaized," he said. "America is
country is that it has been good to its Jew-
a melting pot, and while the country is
ish citizens.
predominantly Judeo-Christian, there is
"If you scratched any evangelical hard
also room for Moslem, Hindu and even
enough, they'd want all Jews to come to
athiests.
accept Jesus," Eckstein added. "Jerry
"As a Christian, I obviously believe that
Falwell once said at my synagogue on my
the great commission to the Christian
bima that while you can't ask him to give
Church is to evangelize the world. I believe
up general missionizing and evangelizing,
that I have a responsibility to attempt to
he is opposed to targeted missions like
share the gospel of Jesus with every per-
Jews for Jesus. Jews have got to defend
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