Anna Brining

The Pro Life Hypocrisy Christians Refuse to Confront There is a moral contradiction within American Christianity that can no longer be ignored. For decades, Catholics and Protestants have been told that abortion is the defining moral issue of our time. We are told that supporting politicians who defend abortion is incompatible with our commitment to the sanctity of human life. Yet many of those same Christians offer virtually unquestioning support to the State of Israel, a nation whose laws permit abortion. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, approximately 400 Jewish organizations publicly defended abortion access, often invoking religious freedom and Jewish values. Those statements deserve examination, particularly when Christian leaders claim that political support for Israel is a religious duty. How can Christians condemn abortion in America while refusing to confront abortion policies in Israel? And how can Christians insist that every innocent life is sacred while remaining silent about the deaths of Palestinian civilians, including Christians and children, in Gaza? Is criticizing Jewish individuals, organizations, or the Israeli government inherently sinful or antisemitic? Of course not. Criticism of conduct, political influence, religious arguments, and government policy is not automatically hatred. Christ Himself confronted religious authorities. Moses challenged the conduct of his own people. Scripture makes clear that moral accountability cannot be suspended simply because criticism is uncomfortable. But Scripture also does not authorize us to condemn an entire people for the conduct of individuals or institutions. Catholics and Protestants should be free to question the influence of foreign governments, political organizations, lobbying networks, and financial interests on American policy. That includes examining the Texas Israel Alliance and its relationships with Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas officials. Who is influencing our government? What agreements have been made? What information is being shared? And why should any foreign government receive political protection from legitimate scrutiny? These questions are not expressions of religious hatred. They are questions of accountability. The real hypocrisy is demanding moral consistency from American voters while excusing contradictions whenever Israel enters the conversation. I refuse to accept that defending the unborn requires me to ignore the children of Gaza. I refuse to accept that being Catholic requires unquestioning loyalty to a foreign government. And I refuse to accept that asking legitimate questions about political influence makes someone an enemy of the Jewish people. Our Catholic faith demands something far greater than political loyalty. It demands truth, justice, moral consistency, and the courage to defend innocent all human life. If our principles disappear the moment they become politically inconvenient, then they were never principles. They were political preferences. Our allegiance belongs to Jesus Christ, not to the State of Israel, not to the Republican Party, and not to any political organization claiming to speak in God's name. I encourage you to read this article and see just how dangerous what Governor Abbott is doing really is. It is a National Security threat. And we must hold him accountable. alicelinahan.substack.com/p/…