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THE ROOTS OF CHRISTIAN ZIONISM
Charles (“Chuck”) E. Carlson is a co-founder and director of We Hold These Truths, an Arizona-based Christian patriotic group. We Hold These Truths has held demonstrations around the county outside churches it views as supporting Zionism. Carlson condemns Christian support for Israel, which he describes as “Judeo-Christianity.” Carlson has appeared in front of various patriotic groups and is a strong voice for America’s independence from foreign control.
Embarrassingly, I had first though that this was former Watergate figure, Charles Colson. I had met Colson in the 70s when he was on his prison ministry, after he had been released from jail for his crimes as Nixon’s counsel. I remember his Italian shoes and custom suits as he walked through cell blocks. I had hoped that he had become a positive figure instead of the useless blowhard the world had known him to be. I am not so great at keeping track of the Christian evangelist community.
Mark Siljander has been a long time friend and heavily involved. However, when Mark began stressing a moderate view on Middle Eastern affairs that separated him from his rabid neocon past, he was soon indicted under what can only be called bizarre and mysterious circumstances, which I have to describe as persecution of a good man for his righteous beliefs. I am proud to be his friend.