Pardon the rant, but I just found out about a short video done almost two months ago by a young guy in Libya, Mohammed Al-Naas, that has caused a stir with some. You remember Libya—the economic powerhouse in Africa that was attempting to separate the continent from the power of the US dollar. We showed them that our money can buy a whole lot of bombs to destroy them, and we can then learn the term open-air slave markets.

You can find the video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohammednaas22/status/1763578622755971082

What really disgusts me is the attitude of the Christian Zionists. Please keep in the forefront of your mind that Zionism has nothing to do with the Bible or Tanakh. It is an ideology seeded in the mid-1800s and spearheaded by Theodor Herzl in 1897 at the Zionist Congress, where they adopted a flag to symbolize the political, not theological, Zionist movement. Just over 50 years later the country of Israel was formed. They adopted the same flag for the country and you can find photos of the leadership of the time in front of a painting of Theodor Herzl. It may be no surprise that when you see photos of current Israeli leadership in meeting rooms, often a single photo can be found in the room. That, of course, is of Theodor Herzl.

Please consider this article: “Why the follower of Christ should NOT endorse the country of Israel.”

So now—look at the image of the young girl. Do you see Hamas, an organization funded by the state of Israel as controlled opposition, or you do see a young girl?

Some time ago the numbers reached about 1% of the Islamic community in Gaza killed by the IDF. At the same time, about 3% of the Christian community in Gaza were killed by the IDF. Do you think that is OK? About a third of those killed are kids. But if you just say Hamas ten times you can justify that in your mind and heart.

A criticism of the video by Al-Naas is the use of Pepsi. What do they have to do with bombs? We must first ignore how Pepsi has bought up competition in Israel—that seems to be a distraction. But who are the dominate owners of Pepsi (and Coke, for that matter)? That would be Black Rock, Vanguard, and State Street. They also happen to be the dominant owners of the Military Industrial Complex, the ones who make the bombs. So yes there is a relationship.

I have become a big advocate of local farmers’ markets and for many years have eaten the majority of my food from them. This is the idea of practicing what you preach (Don’t say that on Sunday as it can make people uncomfortable). There are drawbacks, as I am a whole lot healthier now and therefore do not have a reason to subsidize the Medical Industrial Complex. But not buying my food from Pepsi, McDonalds, and Walmart means I am not supporting Black Rock, Vanguard, and State Street. So I am not supporting those who own the companies that make the bombs to kill the kids in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and elsewhere. But again, say Hamas 10 times out loud and you won’t have to think about it.

In the United States, most know the name Biden or Putin, many know Macron or Modi, but how many know Larry Fink? He is the head of Black Rock, which is a multitrillion dollar corporation and economically bigger than all but the top few countries. You will find it hard to arrange a personal conversation with him. Keep in mind how much of the food you eat he has significant control of. When you go to the farmers’ market, you can have a conversation with the farmer, the person who actually grows the food you can then eat. I can tell you from experience that it can be a mutually beneficial and encouraging conversation. I wholeheartedly recommend it!

The other thing about the photo is that you see a dad holding his young girl. I know the joy of doing this as I have five daughters. About 12 years ago I held my two youngest daughters like this dad. Then, with the help of the leadership of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN, they were taken from me, and I haven’t seen them since. It is like they were hit with a bomb.

The root issue was money.

But I am a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and continue to seek reconciliation even when the response from family or institutional church leadership is only silence. Time does not heal all wounds. Ask many dads in Gaza, and they will tell you the same.