Below you will find a link to a debate between Christopher Hitchens and Al Sharpton on the existence of God and the authority of religion. Hitch is brilliant as always in his critique of religion, but I was especially impressed with what he said regarding Israel. I believe he talks about that in part 4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvbeLhExaas&feature=related
It is highly unconstitutional for the States to fund efforts to settle the West Bank in an effort to fulfill prophecy and bring on armageddon. For starters, if you already know what the "prophecy" is, then it isn't all that magical for you to fulfill it. Secondly, America has separation of church and state and therefore can not legally use taxpayers money to fund a foreign crusade like that.
It's one thing to support our ally...it's quite different to support kicking poor, desperate and uneducated people off their land just because old books say we should. They aren't the amalakites.
Also, here is a paraphrased version of something Hitch said during the debate regarding human progress.
"Where alchemy ends, chemistry begins. Where astrology ends, astronomy begins."
I would also add the following : Where superstition ends....our future begins. Only by letting go of primitive and familiar beliefs can we ever hope to evolve as a species.
C.K.
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