Demons, Martin Luther King Jr., and Gaza
Dissecting Christian support for total war
O n October 16, 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted this about his country’s assault on the Palestinian territories they occupied:
He deleted the tweet the next day, right after the first of Gaza’s 36 hospitals was bombed—but not before a lot of people, including some of my fellow Christians, adopted his wording:
Which, I’ll admit, surprised me. “Sons of darkness” is pretty evocative language.
And while Evangelicals have always supported the state of Israel, Christian Zionism alone doesn’t go far enough to explain their fervor. [1] (This is a long blog post; yes, there are footnotes).
To do that, we need to talk about demons. And an unfortunate chap named Bobby.
The Christian Stephen King
“Spirit, who are you?” Andy demanded. Bobby remained silent, his entire body strained, his lips tightly together, his eyes bulging out. He was taking frantic, short breaths through his nose. His face was crimson.
“Spirit,” said Andy, “I command you to tell us who…
