Practicing Catholics cannot support Trump's MIGA agenda

While fully acknowledging and supporting the dignity and intrinsic value of all persons, including those of the Jewish faith, and while standing together with all who oppose terrorism and barbarism wherever it rears its ugly head, Catholics cannot stand with the radical Zionistic agenda of the Trump administration that places Israel's interests squarely over ours.

First among these considerations is the need to push back against the open censorship and character assassination being waged against persons like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Carrie Prejean Boller. Am I endorsing every belief and position raised by each of these people? Of course not. What I am endorsing, however, is their equal right to access to the marketplace of ideas. For, while I abhor antisemitism and any irrational hatred of, and bigotry towards any people, I reject the notion of the 1948 established "Nation of Israel" as a fulfillment of prophecy. I reject the idea, put forth by politicians like Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Lindsay Graham that we have a Divine mandate to give special treatment to this country.

I also oppose efforts to allow pro-Israel interests to suppress free speech and silence voices that oppose their political agenda in some respects. The expulsion of Carrie Prejean Boller from the "Religious liberty" commission for standing up for Catholicism and rejecting the anti-biblical ideology of Zionism, is something every Catholic and freedom loving American should be up in arms against.

In the end, you may not agree with every one of Mrs. Boller's views but as a Catholic and/or American, you have a moral obligation to stand up for her right to express them.

I stand with Carrie.