Larry Taunton and Whataboutism

A Response to Tucker Carlson on Israel, Gaza, and Christian persecution.
Larry Alex Taunton | 5 Febr. 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpdRSHJyc4

I would certainly have linked to Allie Beth Stuckey's episode on Nigeria, if either the Nigerian Christian hadn't stated such an atrocious thing as saying "Muslims use women as baby machines", meaning, not only are Nigerian Christians endorsing contraception, but they are even demonising Muslims (and by implication Catholics too) for not doing so. Meaning they aren't really Christians. OR, if I had had the time as in internet access to make a full length comment on her episide, stopping it every two minutes or so to make a comment, collecting them on a post, and posting this with a link.

The people persecuted in a sense "for the name of Christ" would deserve it, even if they are heterodox, the issue of Muslim genocidal guilt in Nigeria isn't doubtful by the statistics he gave.

However, I would also not give them a blanket endorsement, since their doctrine has issues. Just as if a Mormon population in Nigeria were being persecuted, I would not endorse Mormonism while calling this out.

However, the fact that Nigeria has a genocide against Christians doesn't mean Israel doesn't have tendencies like that.

And Christian Palestinians are the fulfilment of Isaias 11, a population that's been in place, of mixed Judaean and Samarian origin, since Acts 2 and Acts 8.

I don't need Tucker Carlson to testify to that, there are Catholic priests in place, and also the Lutheran quasi-priest, Munther Isaac.

Settlers, Jews for Judaism, anti-proselytising laws and so on are doing a miniature of Acts 8:1. Against Hebrews, like back then.

Most of them are also Catholic or Orthodox, and so, despite the schism of 1054 or Vatican II related errors have far less doctrinal issues than the Protestant community in Nigeria.