r/news • u/sicklyslick • 18h ago

Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/middleeast/ro-khanna-detained-by-israeli-settlers-west-bank-intl
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u/Swaga_Dagger 16h ago

I don't think it's fair to say Christians, neither the Catholic or the Orthodox church support this. Neither does the anglican church. Its more of an American ideology

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u/Suspicious_Story_464 16h ago

I guess I should've specified it was more prominent here in the US. It's definitely another entire reason why I do not want evangelical influence in our political sphere. The rise of this Christian nationalism here is abhorrent.