I used to live in Stone Oak many years ago as a young man. My regular commute took me past Cornerstone church where they would hold events dedicated to Israel. Occasionally, the fucking Prime Minister of Israel would show up to speak at the church.
A totally, ignored church that somehow was able to get Netanyahu to fly from Israel into San Antonio, Texas to give speeches.
John Hagee, the pastor of Cornerstone and a major influencer on "end of times" theology founded Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Hagee was also some insignificant rando that performed the closing prayer when the U.S. embassy that was moved to Jerusalem. A totally ignored national character.
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/christians-united-for-israel-cufi
It's not fringe. Holy shit, do you live in a bubble or something?
Guys like Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel are marginalized nationally? How does that even make sense?
Eh, it's only been a major plank of the religious right for decades. But I am sure they don't have any influence on the Republican party's stance on Israel.
The flaw in his reasoning is an assumption that religious members of MAGA retain any fidelity to their church. Their faith resides in the MAGA movement and anything that is a contradiction to MAGA is discarded. Catholic, Protestant and weird non-denominational offshoots don't matter, only the overarching cult matters.
I often think about that summer
The sweat, the moonlight and the lace
And I have rarely held another
When I haven't seen her face
And every time I pass a plate of migas
And watch it dancin' with the wind
Although I know it isn't real
I just can't help but feel
Her hungry arms again
Been there multiple times myself as a dad and as a young player. Once my step-dad insisted on us driving to an American Legion tournament despite the storm and I thought we were going to die. Then I relived the experience with my sons.
The quoted video reminded me of the video of Afghan men shaving their beards and cursing the Taliban around the time of the U.S. invasion.
This image also came to mind.
This was pretty common in the 90's too. I don't think this is a recent trend. Butt stuff on the other hand is definitely more common now than it was in the 90's.