If there’s one thing conservatives are tired of, it’s the double standard when it comes to respect for Christianity around the world. News broke that an Israeli soldier smashed a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon. The higher-ups in the Israeli Defense Forces didn’t just slap his wrist—they booted him from combat and slapped him with a full month behind bars. Another soldier, the one who snapped a photo of the so-called “offense,” got the exact same punishment.
Let’s get something straight: if this situation were reversed—if Christians or even Americans disrespected someone else’s holy site—liberals and global elites would be calling for heads on pikes. The UN would be out for blood. Mainstream media would talk about “intolerance” for weeks. Yet when it comes to attacks on Christian symbols in the Middle East, we’re told to stay quiet, move along, and don’t rock the boat.
It’s incredible that the IDF is now eager to prove just how quickly they can apologize and make amends. They reportedly replaced the cross at lightning speed, as if hoping to earn brownie points with the international crowd. But would any globalist bureaucrat rush to put up a Nativity scene if Antifa tore it down in Seattle? Would they care if a crucifix was destroyed on the streets of Paris or New York? Of course not. Christian values only matter to the media when they can be used to accuse others.
Meanwhile, the woke crowd will probably use this as more so-called evidence of supposed “war crimes”—as if punishing a soldier for taking down a cross somehow makes the IDF noble. These are the very same leftists who sneer at Christianity and try to scrub it from American schools. They cheer when Christmas is canceled in public spaces, but suddenly wail about “respect” when it’s convenient for their agenda.
So ask yourself: why is it that Christian heritage is only defended when global elites think it helps them gain control? Why are Western values constantly under attack at home, but put on a pedestal abroad? It’s time to stop letting the world dictate when our faith matters.
Source: Breitbart
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