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Originally Posted by Ohio
The USA used to ally with the Christians around the world, especially those being slaughtered.
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Somewhat true. But there have been competing non-Christian factions in Syria for quite some time and it has been one or the other of those that had our interest for recent times. No waiting for the blood moons to go there. And with the recent civil war in Syria, it was neither side that was particularly positive. But it was popular to support the non-government side, so that is what we did. As if all the atrocities belonged to one side.
I would hope that the Christians in Syria are our allies. But they may not be. Same for many other nations. And when there is war and neither one is really supportive of the Christians, picking sides is not a Christian thing.
But the real question is why do we think that throwing our weight around throughout the world to support minority Christian groups, or rather doing less of it, is a reason that God would seek judgment on us? If this was really about God's justice, then maybe being as peaceful as possible to the extent that it is not about our own borders may be closer to a "Christian" position. Not saying go totally pacifist, but questioning the claim of being "Christian" in the position of taking part in wars around the world just because there are certain kinds of people involved there. Why not take up the side of every downtrodden group in the world? Go to every country and exert political and even military pressure to treat them all better. It would make us feel better, and would be in compliance of God's requirement to love everyone.