The New Golden Calf: When Nations Become Gods and War Becomes a Religion
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The New Golden Calf: When Nations Become Gods and War Becomes a Religion_____
The Knesset Gathering: Seeking Forgiveness for Not Supporting Israel Enough
The Israeli govt brought Christians from around the world (Korea, China, Germany, UK etc) to the Knesset to cry out and beg God to forgive their nations for not supporting Israel enough.
“….Lord, please forgive us for all the things we did that did not support Israel!"
And for their govts for abandoning and not supporting and not giving Israel enough ammunitions to bomb the hell out Muslims including women and children.
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From Worshipping God to Worshipping a State
Now we are moving into a dangerous phase: From Worshipping God to Worshipping a State—The Dangerous Cult of Political Idolatry.
We are entering a period that is leading the world into dangerous territory. If people do not care and refuse to recognize what is happening, the consequences will eventually blow back on everyone. More and more people are being driven by religious ideology, political fanaticism, and extreme maximalist positions.
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The Rise of Political Idolatry and Blind Loyalty
When a state becomes untouchable, criticism becomes forbidden, accountability disappears, and blind loyalty replaces moral judgment. That is a dangerous path. It pushes societies away from reason, diplomacy, and compromise and toward confrontation, extremism, and perpetual conflict. Once people become consumed by ideological and existential thinking, every dispute becomes a holy cause, every compromise becomes betrayal, and every conflict becomes a battle that must be won at any cost. That is a road that leads to catastrophe.
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The Focus: Pray for Peace, Not Endless War
The focus should be on praying for peace in the world and ending the cycle of violence. Within just 40 days, tens of thousands of innocent civilians have been slaughtered across Lebanon and Iran. Something has clearly broken down in the international system.
Nobody is called to worship any country. Nations are not above criticism, and loyalty to peace should come before loyalty to politics. It is time to stop wasting billions of taxpayer dollars flooding the Middle East with fighter jets, missiles, bombs, and artillery. The solution is not endless war; the solution is serious political negotiation and diplomacy.
You cannot claim to be pursuing peace while using security as a justification for military escalation, territorial expansion, and the deaths of tens of thousands of people, then act surprised when resistance, retaliation, and further conflict emerge. That is a formula for perpetual instability, not peace.
What people see is that Israel is given free rein and supported to do almost anything without consequences. There is little condemnation. Gaza has been devastated, with tens of thousands of civilians killed, including thousands of children. People watch these events unfold and ask where the outrage is.
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The Human Cost of Escalation Across the Middle East
Look at how Israel has repeatedly struck Lebanon and winner 3,400 innocent civilians killed, while much of the world watches. There is little pressure from Western governments and few serious efforts to force restraint or accountability.
Countries are going to arm themselves to the teeth to make sure that any attack against them carries severe consequences. Countries like Iran will pursue nuclear weapons because they believe Israel is being given a free hand and supported to do whatever it wants—kill, destroy, and maim hundreds of thousands of people with no repercussions.
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The Rise of Maximalist and Existential Politics
When nations conclude that there are no red lines, no accountability, and no neutral referee, diplomacy loses all credibility. Nobody cares about negotiations anymore because they no longer believe the rules apply equally to everyone. Instead, countries adopt extreme maximalist positions and prepare for survival by any means necessary.
The message being sent is that military power, not diplomacy, determines outcomes. As a result, states arm themselves more aggressively, harden their positions, and view every conflict through an existential lens. Compromise becomes weakness, restraint becomes a liability, and escalation becomes the new normal. That is a dangerous path because once nations embrace an existential mindset, backing down is no longer seen as an option.
posted by Satish Sharma at
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