I'm a secular humanist and that informs all my political views...

[bayareamike]

10. As a Christian myself, I'm not sure what we're disagreeing on.

I was pointing out how my grandmother was using it to justify Israel's actions. I would never.

It is arrogant to believe that the Bible can be used to justify such action -- that is exactly the problem that we face. Many do use it to justify political action; in fact, many base their policy decisions on religion and the Bible. See: the GOP.

Also, I'm very aware that the region is religiously diverse. Historically, Christians, Jews, and Muslims got along peacefully in the region. Contrary to the popular opinion/talking point that "there has always been conflict in the Middle East", that is not historically accurate.

So, again. What are we disagreeing on?

Edit: I'm paraphrasing, but she said: biblically the land belongs to the Israelis. The Muslims/Arabs/Palestinians/etc. should be forced out.