Explicit
defense of the Great Faith ought to be a political issue in American politics,
because ultimately it is our only defense. This does not mean any special
embrace of a particular faith. Bahá’í, Zoroastrians, Sikhs are among
those other faiths who also want simply to be left in peace, like Jews and
Christians.
Defending
the Great Faith does, however, mean directly, boldly, and unapologetically
stating that the reason Israel is an oasis of safety, democracy, and liberty is
because of its connection to the Jewish people – and that Lebanon, a land once
also safe, democratic, and free, has been destroyed because the historic
Christian majority there has been driven into exile.
The
shadows in our world are growing. The hour is late. We need to
begin today the peaceful but firm campaign to oppose the looming forces who
hate the Great Faith.
