‘WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE’

Published: Thursday, November 04, 2010

'WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE' on Friday, November 12 at 7.30pm in the JM SYNGE Theatre, ROOM 2309, in the Arts Block, Trinity College.

As a supporter of the cause of Palestine, you will be very interested in this important new film which challenges the basis of Christian Zionism and its implications for Palestine.

The significance of the Christian Zionist Movement in the USA cannot be overestimated in terms of its influence on US policy towards Israel. It ensures Israel continues to receive between 3-8 billion dollars annually from the US in grants, loans and subsidies and military assistance. The size of the Christian Zionist Movement is huge. Estimates vary considerably, while critics claim at least one out of every ten Americans is a devotee', that is between '25 to 30 million', Christian Zionists Leaders claim weekly access to 100 million sympathetic Americans through 80,000 fundamentalist pastors and clergy and their views are disseminated by 1,000 local Christian radio stations as well as 100 Christian TV stations. Whatever the true figure is all are agreed, that their numbers are growing in size and influence.

The screening will be followed by a discussion led by the Director, Porter Speakman, Jr and Dr Stephen Sizer