Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades

By Shalom Goldman, Professor of Religion, Middlebury

During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would “respect and represent the President,” not his own views. But the Baptist minister’s views on the Middle East – and their religious roots – came through.

“The spiritual connections between your church, mine, many churches in America, Jewish congregations, to the state of Israel is because we ultimately are people…

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