James Carroll has exposed some critical gaps in the history of anti- Semiticism in the Roman Catholic church. Frankly, in light of this history, the Holocaust was merely another flare-up in a long, long story. He shows how the New Testament has been obfuscated - first by Constantine and later on by those who claim to teach it - starting with crediting the Jews with the crucifixion of Christ, rather than the Romans who actually *did* it (the Romans wouldn't have delegated executions). Given the myth of the British-Hebrew tribe/migration rising right along with this, the growth of anti-Semitic behavior (particularly at the Air Force Academy) is hardly a surprise.
The fact that the now-discredited Rev. Haggard was deeply involved with preaching an anti-Jewish credo to the cadets at the Academy (and the greater Colorado Springs area, to be fair) only lends credibility to Carroll's charge.
The film should be required viewing for anyone trying to make sense out of the current anti-Jewish position of both the evangelical Christian movement and Islam, and especially for anyone in or considering entering a seminary.
The fact that the now-discredited Rev. Haggard was deeply involved with preaching an anti-Jewish credo to the cadets at the Academy (and the greater Colorado Springs area, to be fair) only lends credibility to Carroll's charge.
The film should be required viewing for anyone trying to make sense out of the current anti-Jewish position of both the evangelical Christian movement and Islam, and especially for anyone in or considering entering a seminary.