Episode

2/11 Benny Brunner: The Great Book Robbery & KC Boyd On Christian Zionists

February 11, 2013

Filmmaker Benny Brunner, discussed his new film The Great Book Robbery, explained how the Palestinian rare books were lost during the formation of Israel, how his film undercuts the myths surrounding the founding of the state of Israel, why we need to acknowledge that the Palestinians had a thriving culture, why recognizing the real history will help everyone and what Benny hopes his film will accomplish.

KC Boyd, author of Being Christian, explained the fundamentalist drive to control government, what is Dominionism, why the Chuck Hagel confirmation hearings reveal fundamentalist thinking, Boyd’s introduction to Christian extremist code language, how fundamentalists play politics and what the Christian Zionist movement wants.

And keep the conversation going on the morning thread!

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