James Finn
Feb 26, 2023

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Probably worth pointing out here that Rapture theology has even impacted US foreign policy. When the Trump administration recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, they were responding largely to conservative-Christian pressure.

Instead of crafting policy based on national interests and international legal norms, the administration catered to conservative Christian supporters vested in the Rapture, specifically to the belief that Jerusalem must be the capital of Israel to satisfy supposed preconditions for Jesus' return in the clouds.

Evangelical and other conservative Protestants in the US celebrated the decision while the rest of the world mostly gasped in shock.

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James Finn
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James Finn is an LGBTQ columnist, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, an alumnus of Act Up NY, and an agented but unpublished novelist.

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